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Jadon Sancho and Eric Dier up for recalls, Harry Maguire and Luke Shaw sweating on spots and Ivan Toney deserving a shot... Gareth Southgate's issues as he names last pre-World Cup England squad

Gareth Southgate names his England squad on Thursday afternoon - the last one before he must decide which players to take to the World Cup in Qatar.

The upcoming UEFA Nations League double-header against Italy in Milan next Friday and Germany at Wembley the following Monday is significant for various reasons.

Firstly, England could suffer the ignominy of relegation into League B of the competition if they don't get some positive results in the final two games of the group.

Gareth Southgate names his final England squad before the World Cup on Thursday afternoon
England could be relegated from League A and were dreadful against Hungary back in June

But more importantly, this squad will offer up plenty of clues as to who will be making the plane to the Middle-East in late November.