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Jack Grealish Likes Tweet After Being Overlooked In Gareth Southgate's England Squad

Jack Grealish Likes Tweet After Being Overlooked In Gareth Southgate's England Squad

The Aston Villa man is still waiting for his first call-up...

Josh Lawless

Josh Lawless

Jack Grealish has liked a tweet questioning why he wasn't included in the latest England squad.

The Aston Villa skipper is still waiting for his first call-up from Gareth Southgate after he was not selected in the 24-man squad for next month's UEFA Nations League games against Iceland and Denmark.

Grealish kept Villa in the Premier League, scoring an eighth goal of the season on the final day against West Ham, but has been overlooked once again.

Instead, there's a call-up for Leeds United midfielder Kalvin Phillips. The 24-year-old played a key role in Marcelo Bielsa's side's Championship-winning season but the fact he hasn't played in the Premier League yet appeared to frustrate Grealish going off his Twitter activity.

He liked a tweet from Sky Bet where they brought up Southgate saying Grealish needed more op-flight experience before he became part of his plans.

Image: Twitter
Image: Twitter

With James Maddison and Dele Alli also missing out, other new faces in the squad include youngsters Phil Foden and Mason Greenwood after their impressive form for Manchester City and Manchester United respectively.

Five years on from his first cap, Danny Ings is deservedly back in the fold following a superb 22-goal season for Southampton.

Kyle Walker is back in to provide another option at right-back, while his teammate Raheem Sterling is in after testing negative for coronavirus.

The winger recently attended a birthday party thrown for Usain Bolt, with the Jamaican sprinter testing positive. Sterling is to be tested again before joining up with the squad.

Manchester United skipper Harry Maguire is included despite despite his ongoing legal trial after being arrested while on holiday on the Greek island of Mykonos last week.

Having not played an international fixture since November, England will return to action on September 5 against Iceland before taking on Denmark on September 8.

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Topics: Football News, Aston Villa, Football, Jack Grealish, England, Gareth Southgate