Gordon never thinks he’s ‘nailed in’ - and that's what helps him

ENGLAND and Newcastle winger Anthony Gordon says he is performing with a sense of paranoia to make sure he is on the plane to the World Cup.

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Jude Bellingham’s absence from Thomas Tuchel’s squad for the friendly with Wales tomorrow at Wembley and next week's World Cup qualifier against Latvia shows that no one's position is safe.

Gordon has been a regular under Tuchel and impressed during last month's 5-0 win over Serbia, but the Magpies man is not allowing himself to get carried away.

"At this level, you see the squad changing all the time, players coming in, players leaving," he said.

"I think you've almost got to be a bit paranoid that you're not going to get in because it pushes you even further.