Jamie Carragher has named his final England squad for the upcoming World Cup in the United States, making five changes from his initial selection and differing significantly from Thomas Tuchel's official 26-man squad announced on Friday.
The Liverpool legend included several players omitted by Tuchel, such as Cole Palmer, Harry Maguire, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Adam Wharton, and Morgan Gibbs-White. Carragher also swapped out Luke Shaw, Tino Livramento, Lewis Hall, Trevoh Chalobah, and Phil Foden for Nico O'Reilly, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Levi Colwill, John Stones, and Gibbs-White.
Maguire, who was left out by Tuchel, expressed his shock and disappointment on social media, stating he was 'gutted' by the decision. His family also reacted angrily, with his mother saying she was 'disgusted' and his brother calling it 'the worst decision' he had ever seen.
Carragher argued that Palmer deserved a spot for his 'swagger' and 'arrogance', while also including Alexander-Arnold and Wharton, both absent from Tuchel's squad. However, the two agreed on the forward line, with Bukayo Saka, Anthony Gordon, Marcus Rashford, Harry Kane, and Ollie Watkins all selected by both.
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.
