Football

Foden earns England recall

Manchester City star, Phil Foden has been recalled to the England squad by manager Gareth Southgate for the upcoming friendly international against the Republic of Ireland on November 12 and Nations League fixtures against Belgium and Iceland.
Foden and Manchester United youngster Mason Greenwood were thrown out of the England hotel in Reykjavik, Iceland in September for breaching coronavirus rules while on national team duty.
They were subsequently omitted from last October’s squad for England’s last set of internationals.   
Greenwood’s international exile continued meanwhile as he was left out of the squad.  
Foden has scored three goals in six Premier League games since the incident and is now back in the frame for the games against the Republic of Ireland on November 12 and Nations League fixtures against Belgium and Iceland.
“They don’t come as a pair,” replied Southgate when asked about Foden and Greenwood. 
“They are individual players with their own strengths and individual talents.   
“We are looking at the balance of the squad positionally. Phil has had quite a lot of football with his club most recently and Mason has had less game time with United.   
“I have had a good chat with Ole (Gunnar Solskjaer) about his development and I feel it is better for him to stay with the club at the moment and to develop over the next few months.”

Sammy Wejinya

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