#jude-bellingham

#jude-bellingham

"If we can play with twelve, all the better! Amazing player! Bellingham is amazing, amazing. A player who impressed me, a great person and a unique footballer. Honestly, I say that I have never seen a player like him: a lot of hierarchy, presence on the field. Hopefully, he can play as soon as possible, because he's going to help us a lot."

Nottingham Forest midfielder Elliot Anderson is set for his first England call-up when Thomas Tuchel names his squad at 12:00 BST. Anderson, 22, has impressed since his move to the City Ground from Newcastle and will be rewarded with a call-up for the World Cup qualifying games against Andorra and Serbia. Jude Bellingham will miss the squad through injury and Anderson is set to replace the Real Madrid star.

"It [Wednesday] was his first day back in boots, his first day running a little, and he did well," Alonso told reporters. "But he's not fully recovered yet.

Everyone was caning me yesterday saying he's better than me so I had to do something today. We're 1-1 now and we'll see for the rest of the tournament.

Ivan Toney, recalled to the England squad after stellar performance at Al-Ahli, seeks to re-establish his position following previous absence due to coach's decision.

You give a referee, that has match fixed before, the biggest game in Germany. What do you expect? — Jude Bellingham