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Jack Wilshere's England World Cup XI includes Aaron Ramsdale, Ben White and Trent Alexander-Arnold

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Published 11:57 11 Nov 2022 GMT

Jack Wilshere's England World Cup XI includes Aaron Ramsdale, Ben White and Trent Alexander-Arnold

Jack Wilshere has picked his England XI for their World Cup opener against Iran.

Nasir Jabbar

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Jack Wilshere's England World Cup XI has Aaron Ramsdale in goal, with Erik Dier, Ben White and Trent Alexander-Arnold in defence.

Gareth Southgate has named his 26-man England squad for the upcoming World Cup in Qatar.

The Three Lions boss has picked the likes of James Maddison and Alexander-Arnold, who faced a nervous wait for the call-up due to his form at Liverpool.

But Wilshere, who won 34 international caps during his career, would start Alexander-Arnold at right-back in England's World Cup opener against Iran.

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The former Arsenal star revealed how he would use the 24-year-old, explaining he'd have him move into the middle when England attack.

Aaron Ramsdale and Ben White celebrate after Arsenal's win over Chelsea. Image: Alamy
Aaron Ramsdale and Ben White celebrate after Arsenal's win over Chelsea. Image: Alamy

The 30-year-old opted for Ramsdale in net, highlighting his ability to play out from the back.

He picked Dier, White and Luke Shaw at the back while naming Declan Rice, Jude Bellingham and Phil Foden in midfield.

Wilshere's attack consists of Harry Kane, Raheem Sterling and Bukayo Saka.

On talkSPORT, he said: "I had two different teams and this is for the first one, Iran. I decided against a back-three because, no disrespect to Iran, I don’t think we need three centre-backs."

Asked who's in goal, Wilshere replied: "Aaron Ramsdale. You’re asking me for my team, I want a team that can play out from the back and a goalie is a key player in that. He’s the best one with his feet, that’s a fact.

"Trent [Alexander-Arnold] at right-back, [Ben] White and [Eric] Dier at centre-back and Luke Shaw at left-back. Kyle Walker is injured for the first game, are you going to play him with one leg?

"I decided against a back three, but what I would do is that when we’re building up, I’d move Trent into the middle with Rice and build up with a back three, so Dier would be in the middle, Ben White on the right and Luke Shaw on the left."

He added: "So, when England are attacking, I’d build up with two holding midfielders, Rice and Trent, so Declan Rice would obviously be your holding midfielder.

"Jude Bellingham would be one of your number eights, Phil Foden would be the other.

"Harry Kane would be at no.9. I think that it’s important that when you play with Harry Kane, your wide men - Raheem Sterling and Bukayo Saka - have the pace to run behind."

What do you make of Wilshere's England XI? Let us know what you think.

Featured Image Credit: Alamy/talkSPORT

Topics: Football, Jack Wilshere, England, Football World Cup

Nasir Jabbar
Nasir Jabbar

Nasir Jabbar is a journalist at SPORTbible. He graduated from Bath Spa University with a BA in Media Communications. He's a combat sport aficionado and has contributed to MMA websites AddictedMMA and CagePotato. Nasir has covered some of the biggest fights, while interviewing the likes of Conor McGregor, Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury and Darren Till. He's also an avid Bristol City fan.

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