Gareth Southgate on England call-ups: 'With Jesse [Lingard] an | Manchester United Empire

Gareth Southgate on England call-ups: "With Jesse [Lingard] and with Jadon [Sancho], they just aren't playing a lot of football compared to the other players in their positions."

"I know people say I'm inconsistent but I don't think I am. If you're playing regularly for your club you've got a much better chance of us assessing your level compared to the rest of the group."

"With these two lads [Lingard & Sancho], they've got great competition for places in the positions they play. Jesse has had 10/15 minutes, I don't know what his form is, what his fitness is really, to be able to assess him against the rest of the group."

"Both of those boys [Lingard & Sancho] when I spoke to them totally understood that, they get it, they know that at the moment they've got to playing for their clubs and playing well and then England is a bonus on the top."

"They're both players that have done well for us and I'm sure they will be back with us."