Gareth Southgate never considered dropping Harry Maguire for England and is confident Marcus Rashford can work his way back after being axed.
Southgate left the 24-year-old and club teammate Jadon Sancho out of the squad for upcoming friendlies against Switzerland and Ivory Coast on Thursday.
Maguire, meanwhile, is one of the two Manchester United defenders included in the 25-man squad along with Luke Shaw.
Harry Maguire has retained his place in the England squad despite a difficult season
The Red Devils skipper has endured a difficult campaign and walked off the pitch to ironic cheers when he was replaced by Juan Mata in United's 1-0 defeat against Atletico Madrid on Tuesday night at Old Trafford.