'Tough calls come with England job'

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thought his World Cup dream was over, replied: “I don’t know.”

‘The former Chelsea boss says he is rewarding players who helped deliver World Cup qualification in the autumn, but Alexander-Arnold is not out of his thinking.

Asked at a press conference whether the 27-year-old’s hopes are over, Tuchel, below, replied: “No. I know that it’s a tough one for Trent, as it is for, I guess, Ollie Watkins, and for Luke Shaw.

“These tough decisions come with a job. It is a sporting decision to stick with Jarell Quansah, Tino Livramento and Djed Spence, who can all play for us in the right fullback position.