England U21s call up six players for first time including Manchester United star Kobbie Mainoo

Manchester United midfielder Kobbie Mainoo is among the new faces called up to the England U21 squad.

Mainoo, Leeds' versatile player Archie Gray, and Luton's centre-back Teden Mengi have all been called up for the first time to play in the Euro 2025 qualifiers against Azerbaijan and Luxembourg.

Head coach Lee Carsley has chosen a team of 24 players. This includes Chelsea's Carney Chukwuemeka, Bournemouth's Alex Scott and Aston Villa's Morgan Rogers, who are also getting their first call-ups.

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Mainoo, who is only 18, has played for United in the Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup this season, scoring two goals. Everton's Jarrad Branthwaite and Chelsea's Cole Palmer have both been picked for Gareth Southgate's senior squad for the friendlies against Belgium and Brazil at Wembley in March.

Some players from the last Under-21s squad won't be playing because they're injured. These include Liam Delap, who is on loan at Hull from Manchester City, and Norwich's Jonathan Rowe.

England are currently three points behind Ukraine in Group F. They will travel to Azerbaijan for their next qualifying match on March 22. After that, they will host Luxembourg in Bolton on March 26.

The England Under-21 squad to play Azerbaijan and Luxembourg includes: Matthew Cox (Bristol Rovers, on loan from Brentford), Sam Tickle (Wigan), James Trafford (Burnley); Charlie Cresswell (Leeds), Callum Doyle (Leicester, on loan from Manchester City), Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton, on loan from Manchester City), Rico Lewis (Manchester City), Teden Mengi (Luton), Jarell Quansah (Liverpool), Brooke Norton-Cuffy