Man City beat Man Utd, Liverpool and Arsenal in England squad

Manchester City will have the most representation in England’s 26-man squad as the Sky Blues beat Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal in the race for the most representation in the group. Pep Guardiola’s side are will have four players representing the Three Lions in Qatar one more than their other Premier League rivals as Gareth Southgate confirms his players for the tournament. England will take 26 men to the showpiece event later this month with Harry Kane once again captaining the side. The squad is spread throughout the Premier League but it is City who have the most call-ups in the league. John Stones and Jack Grealish will be joined by the injury-hit Kalvin Phillips and Kyle Walker as Southgate gambles on their fitness. A host of teams will have three players within the squad with Chelsea, Manchester United, Liverpool, Newcastle and Arsenal all boasting three representatives. Tottenham and Everton will both have two players helping out the nation with Leicester and West Ham boasting one. Jude Bellingham will be the sole player playing abroad with the Borussia Dortmund teenager rounding off the 26-man squad. There had been major questions over the involvement of Walker and Phillips with the pair suffering from groin and shoulder injuries respectively. Both players have rarely played since September but Southgate admitted he was happy the risk with the duo given the progress in their recoveries, something he was not prepared to do with Reece James. JUST IN: Newcastle ‘to make formal offer’ for exciting Argentine Maximo Perrone ‘in next few days’ Man City have more players than Man Utd, Liverpool and Arsenal in England’s World Cup squad. (Image: GETTY)”Kalvin played last night; he is free of injury,’ he told reporters after naming his squad. ‘We are aware he is not going to be able to play seven 90 minutes, that won’t be possible. But he is available.”We don’t really have a lot of cover for that role in the country. Kalvin is a super player and we feel it is a risk worth taking. Kyle is not back in full training but will be available before the end of the group stage.”We made a very difficult call with Reece [James], he is a fantastic player. He wasn’t going to be available, if everything went perfectly, until the latter stages. There are too many unknowns, and it would be deemed arrogant to take a player who can’t play in the groups in some circles.’ DON’T MISS…Liverpool ‘assessing Isaksen move’ as Lijnders makes ‘special’ claimEndrick’s stance on joining Chelsea, Real Madrid or PSGMan City boss Pep Guardiola sheds new light on Erling Haaland injury England boss Gareth Southgate has named his 26-man World Cup squad. (Image: GETTY)England Squad in full Goalkeepers: Jordan Pickford (Everton),  Aaron Ramsdale (Arsenal), Nick Pope (Newcastle) Defenders: Harry Maguire (Manchester United), John Stones (Manchester City), Eric Dier (Tottenham), Ben White (Arsenal), Conor Coady (Everton), Kieran Trippier (Newcastle), Kyle Walker (Manchester City), Luke Shaw (Manchester United), Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) Midfielders: Declan Rice (West Ham), Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund), Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), Kalvin Phillips (Manchester City), Conor Gallagher (Chelsea), Mason Mount (Chelsea), Jack Grealish (Manchester City), Phil Foden (Manchester City), James Maddison (Leicester) Forwards: Harry Kane (Tottenham), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), Marcus Rashford (Manchester United), Raheem Sterling (Manchester City), Callum Wilson (Newcastle)