Phil Foden, Mason Greenwood, Harry Maguire – England lockdown winners and losers
The likes of Phil Foden and Mason Greenwood enjoyed impressive ends to the Premier League season.
England manager Gareth Southgate will announce his first squad since November on Tuesday afternoon.
The coronavirus pandemic meant international football was postponed, including the European Championships which has now moved to next summer.
But the Three Lions are finally back in action with a Nations League double-header away to Iceland and Denmark and, here, the PA news agency looks at the players who have enhanced their credentials since the last outing in Kosovo nine months ago and those whose stock has fallen.
Winners
Phil Foden
Arguably the only thing holding 20-year-old Foden back before lockdown was a lack of game time, but he flourished in the closing weeks of the season, hitting five goals after the restart and playing more minutes as he looked to establish himself both at the Etihad Stadium and in the mind of Southgate.
Mason Greenwood
The Manchester United forward, along with Anthony Martial and England’s own Marcus Rashford, formed a front-three that – with Bruno Fernandes behind them – was largely responsible for taking the Red Devils up to third in the table.
Danny Ings
After a difficult spell with injuries at Liverpool, Ings has flourished since moving to Southampton and hit 22 league goals last season to finish just one shy of golden boot winner and former England international Jamie Vardy.
Other winners: Jack Grealish, Bukayo Saka, Dean Henderson.
Losers
Harry Maguire
But his recent arrest while on holiday in Greece has cast doubt over his immediate involvement with the England set-up, especially given how much credence Southgate puts on his players to be role models.
John Stones
Stones made just two starts following the resumption of the season, with a mixture of injury and competition seeing him warming the bench more often than not, although his international career may be saved by the lack of quality alternatives in his central defensive role.
Callum Wilson
Wilson has only picked up four caps as he plays the understudy role to captain Harry Kane, but that position could now come under threat by the likes of Ings, especially since Wilson has failed to find the back of the net for the Cherries since March as they suffered Premier League relegation.
Other losers: Callum Hudson-Odoi, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Jordan Pickford.
