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'How has Maguire made the squad?': Fans SLAM Gareth Southgate after he calls up out-of-favour Harry Maguire and LEAVES OUT in-form Jadon Sancho... as Three Lions boss names penultimate England squad before the World Cup

Football fans have slammed Gareth Southgate's decision to include Harry Maguire in England's penultimate squad ahead of this winter's World Cup in Qatar.

The Three Lions boss named a 28-man squad on Thursday ahead of Nations League games with Italy and Germany this month.

The headline news was that Southgate kept faith with out-of-favour Manchester United pair Harry Maguire and Luke Shaw, while Jadon Sancho, Conor Gallagher and Marcus Rashford were left out.

Ivan Toney received his first England call-up after his sparkling early-season form for Brentford, while Eric Dier has earned a recall to the squad, having not featured for his country since November 2020.