Jamie Carragher has selected his final England squad for the World Cup, making five changes from the team Thomas Tuchel announced on Friday. The Liverpool legend's squad includes several players omitted by Tuchel, such as Harry Maguire, Trent Alexander-Arnold, and Cole Palmer.
Tuchel's official 26-man squad left out high-profile names including Cole Palmer, Harry Maguire, Phil Foden, and Trent Alexander-Arnold. Ivan Toney was included after scoring 42 goals in 37 appearances for Al Ahli in the Saudi Pro League.
Carragher's initial squad from January has been revised, with Luke Shaw, Tino Livramento, Lewis Hall, Trevoh Chalobah, and Phil Foden replaced by Nico O'Reilly, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Levi Colwill, John Stones, and Morgan Gibbs-White. Colwill and Gibbs-White were not in Tuchel's squad, while Maguire and Alexander-Arnold also feature in Carragher's selection.
Maguire confirmed his omission on social media, saying he was 'shocked and gutted' by the decision. His mother expressed disgust, and his brother called it 'the worst decision I’ve ever seen in my life.' Carragher argued that Palmer, who was included in his squad, possesses the 'swagger' and 'arrogance' needed for the tournament.
In attack, Carragher and Tuchel agreed on Bukayo Saka, Anthony Gordon, Marcus Rashford, Harry Kane, and Ollie Watkins. Carragher's full squad includes defenders James, Alexander-Arnold, O'Reilly, Lewis-Skelly, Konsa, Guehi, Maguire, Colwill, and Stones; midfielders Anderson, Rice, Henderson, Wharton, Mainoo, Bellingham, Rogers, Palmer, and Gibbs-White; and forwards Saka, Gordon, Rashford, Kane, and Watkins.
