Fabian Hurzeler: England boss Thomas Tuchel has to make call on Danny Welbeck

Brighton head coach Fabian Hurzeler said he was sure the “other German” Thomas Tuchel will make the right call over whether to hand Danny Welbeck an England recall.

The 34-year-old scored to take his Premier League tally for the season to six as Leeds were swatted aside 3-0 at the Amex Stadium.

The former Manchester United and Arsenal striker last played for his country in 2018 in a 1-0 defeat to Belgium at the World Cup in Russia, but his form at the start of this season has seen him climb to second in the league’s goalscoring charts, the highest placed English player.

Asked whether he thought Welbeck was due a call from his compatriot, the England manager Tuchel, Hurzeler said: “Again it’s not my decision. I’m happy he’s in my team. I’m sure the other German will make the right decision.”

There is competition for who gets selected to go to next summer’s World Cup as a second or third striker behind Harry Kane.

Ollie Watkins took the place in the squad at the European Championships in 2024, scoring the winning goal in the last minute of the semi-final against the Netherlands.

Marcus Rashford, on loan at Barcelona from United this season, could be an option as could former Brentford striker Ivan Toney or Chelsea’s Liam Delap.

Welbeck stated his own case with a lovely near-post finish from Mats Wieffer’s cut-back after 11 minutes before Leeds went on to fall apart in the second half, Diego Gomez scoring his first league goals of the season in quick succession to cap a miserable away performance from the visitors.

“Overall it was good performance from the start, especially the first 20 minutes,” said Hurzeler. “We lost a bit of control but in the second half got it back.

“Winning is always the best feeling but a clean