Jesse Lingard Will Start Friendly Against Austria Despite Being Cut From 26-Man Euros Squad

"He [Lingard] will play tomorrow because we've got Sancho ill and a lot of players not available and, for the balance of the team, he will start. He deserves that opportunity to go and show me that I'm wrong," Southgate said.

"The lads that are with us are the standby list and we need to keep them match-ready.

"Everybody wants to play and that can affect our decision making in these two matches and the training sessions in the lead-up.

"We have got a very good idea of what we want to do, but that's always got to be open to change - and that's the opportunity the players have in the next two games."

Southgate continued, saying: "Jesse has done incredibly well to get back in the race. Going back to January, he was a million miles from being selectable for an England squad.

"I said in March that he had a fabulous few weeks, but you'd have to say he was a little fortunate because we were without four wide players at that time.

"He had a good spell with West Ham and is a player that has played so well for England. We have total trust in the way he plays: he's reliable and a great member of the group."

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