Rashford recalled, Dan Burn and Myles Lewis-Skelly receive first call up as Tuchel announces first England squad

Marcus Rashford has been recalled to the England squad by new head coach, Thomas Tuchel.

Rashford faced a difficult time at Manchester United after being dropped by head coach Ruben Amorim in December before completing a loan move to Aston Villa in January.

His performances has since improved under Villa manager, Unai Emery. Rashford has made four assists since and helped Aston Villa into the Champions League quarter-finals with one more assist against Club Brugge on Wednesday.

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Elsewhere, former Liverpool midfielder, Jordan Henderson who now plays for Ajax, Myles Lewis-Skelly of Arsenal, Dan Burn of Newcastle United and Aston Villa’s Morgan Rogers are also included in the 26-player selection for England’s world cup 2026 qualifiers against Albania and Latvia at Wembley.

Full England squad

Goalkeepers: Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace), Jordan Pickford (Everton), Aaron Ramsdale (Southampton), James Trafford (Burnley).

Defenders: Dan Burn (Newcastle United), Levi Colwill (Chelsea), Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace), Reece James (Chelsea), Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa), Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal), Tino Livramento (Newcastle United), Jarell Quansah (Liverpool), Kyle Walker (AC Milan, loan from Manchester City).

Midfielders: Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace), Jordan Henderson (Ajax), Curtis Jones (Liverpool), Cole Palmer (Chelsea), Declan Rice (Arsenal), Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa).

Forwards: Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United), Phil Foden (Manchester City), Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United), Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), Marcus Rashford (Aston Villa, loan from Manchester United), Dominic Solanke (Tottenham Hotspur).