Bees striker looking for debut

Despite the club's troubles, Maguire was selected.

After an absence of two years, Dier has returned.

WHAT CAME TO PASS? Gareth Southgate has decided not to include the Manchester United winger in his plans and has now left him out of four consecutive squads. However, an in-form Bees frontman who has scored five goals through six games in the Premier League this season does get the nod. Harry Maguire, who has been fighting for playing time at Old Trafford, keeps his spot, but his clubmate Marcus Rashford is unable to participate due to injury. On the other hand, Eric Dier makes a comeback after being overlooked for so long due to the recognition of his performance at Tottenham.

THE BIG PICTURE: Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford is sidelined with an injury, Liverpool fullback Trent Alexander-Arnold is back in the fold, and players like Luke Shaw, Kalvin Phillips, and Jack Grealish are selected despite having a limited number of starts in their respective domestic leagues. Alexander-Arnold returns to the fold for Liverpool.

ENGLAND SQUAD IN ITS ENTIRETY :

Erik ten Hag post Brentford

Erik Ten Hag gives his reaction to Manchester United's stunning loss at the hands of Brentford.

Dean Henderson (on loan from Manchester United to Nottingham Forest), Nick Pope (Newcastle United), and Aaron Ramsdale are the team's goalkeepers (Arsenal)

The following players are listed as defenders for their respective clubs: Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Ben Chilwell (Chelsea), Conor Coady (Everton, on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers), Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur), Marc Guehi (Crystal Palace), Reece James (Chelsea), Harry Maguire (Manchester United), Luke Shaw (Manchester United), John Stones (Manchester City (Manchester City)

Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund), Mason Mount (Chelsea), Kalvin Phillips (Manchester City), Declan Rice (West Ham United), and James Ward-Prowse are the players who play in the midfield for their respective teams (Southampton)

Tammy Abraham (AS Roma), Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United), Phil Foden (Manchester City), Jack Grealish (Manchester City), Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), Raheem Sterling (Chelsea), Ivan Toney are the forwards for their respective teams. Ivan Toney plays for West Ham United (Brentford)

THE STORY, TOLD THROUGH THREE PHOTOS:

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WHAT NEXT FOR ENGLAND? Southgate is hard at work putting the finishing touches on plans for the 2022 World Cup, and there are still a number of open spots in the 26-man party that will be traveling to Qatar. However, for the time being, the focus needs to be on the Nations League because the Three Lions are in danger of being demoted to League B for the very first time if they do not win one of their remaining four games and break their winless streak.