Tuchel selects Anderson and Spence, but omits Real Madrid star | OneFootball

Trent Alexander-Arnold has been omitted from Thomas Tuchel’s latest England squad, which features uncapped pair Elliot Anderson and Djed Spence.

The 26-year-old right-back left Liverpool for Real Madrid in the summer and was included in Tuchel’s previous squad, but will miss the upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Andorra and Serbia. Alexander-Arnold was also left out of the starting XI for Real Madrid’s 3-0 win at Real Oviedo on Sunday.

Nottingham Forest midfielder Anderson and Tottenham full-back Spence receive their first call-ups, while Everton winger Jack Grealish is absent despite impressing in last weekend’s victory over Brighton, watched by Tuchel’s assistant Anthony Barry.

Marcus Rashford and Adam Wharton return to the squad, with Jordan Henderson (35) and Morgan Gibbs-White also included. There is no place for Burnley's Kyle Walker or Al-Ahli striker Ivan Toney. Tino Livramento receives his first call-up under Tuchel.

Injuries rule out Real Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham, as well as Bukayo Saka, Cole Palmer, and Levi Colwill.

England face Andorra - ranked 174th in the FIFA world rankings - at Villa Park on Saturday, 6 September (17:00 BST), the senior team’s first match at Aston Villa’s ground since a 0-0 draw with the Netherlands in 2005. They then travel to Belgrade for the clash with Serbia on Tuesday, 9 September (19:45 BST).

England top Group K with three wins from three, though they lost their last outing 3-1 in a friendly against Senegal at the City Ground on 10 June.