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The England manager has chosen to retain the identical England squad that triumphed against their previous opponents and delivered an impressive display in Serbia during the previous international break, leaving no room for the Real Madrid star and Phil Foden in his selection for the forthcoming exhibition match against the Welsh side and the World Cup qualifier in Latvia.

Although Phil Foden making a strong case for a return to the squad after regaining his top condition at his club, and Bellingham having made a comeback for his Spanish club following shoulder surgery, the national team manager has decided against including two of the country's biggest offensive stars. Bellingham has started just a single time for his team since his comeback.

The England boss has made room for Bukayo Saka, who is back to fitness and has been reinstated in place of his injured Arsenal teammate Noni Madueke. The experienced attacker has not received a recall.

Complete Three Lions Team Announcement

Goalkeepers

• Dean Henderson (his club)
• Jordan Pickford (the Toffees)
• James Trafford (Manchester City)

Backline

• Newcastle's defender (the Magpies)
• Crystal Palace's centre-back (Crystal Palace)
• Chelsea's full-back (the Blues)
• Aston Villa's defender (Aston Villa)
• Myles Lewis-Skelly (the Gunners)
• Jarell Quansah (Bayer Leverkusen)
• Tottenham's defender (Tottenham Hotspur)
• Manchester City's star (Manchester City)

Engine room

• Nottingham Forest's midfielder (Nottingham Forest)
• Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest)
• Brentford's experienced head (Brentford)
• Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Milan)
• Declan Rice (the North London club)
• Morgan Rogers (the Midlands club)

Forwards

• West Ham's forward (West Ham United)
• Eberechi Eze (the Emirates side)
• Newcastle's winger (Newcastle United)
• Harry Kane (the German giants)
• Marcus Rashford (Barcelona, on loan from United)
• Bukayo Saka (the Gunners)
• Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa)

The national team coach expressed his admiration for the vibrancy in the previous selection and seems intent on keeping the same atmosphere. Tino Livramento, who featured at the defensive flank in the 5-0 win in Belgrade, has dropped out due to a knee injury. The manager has not called up a direct replacement for the Newcastle player but has included the Manchester City defender, who had to pull out previously. He has spoken about the Manchester City defender's importance for the national team and has suggested using him in midfield.

No spot has been found for Adam Wharton, who was selected last month but pulled out injured and was substituted by the Milan player.

Tuchel said: “A mere three weeks since the last camp and the last win, the latest display, so the consideration was why not select the identical squad in because they established a benchmark. The focus now is on building routines out of it. We have regrettably a couple of fitness issues at the moment with Livramento and Madueke and we bring of course Bukayo Saka in to replace Noni. Jarell Quansah was a last-minute addition last time; he will remain with the squad.”