'I hope you don’t come in rusty' - Rio Ferdinand warns Gareth Southgate over Man City's 'magical' Jack Grealish

Rio Ferdinand warned Gareth Southgate against taking too many players to the World Cup who are not regular starters for their club sides, including Jack Grealish. Grealish is in the squad despite not starting every game for City so far this campaign, making five appearances so far after the arrival of Erling Haaland and Julian Alvarez.

Ad Former Liverpool and Everton goalkeeper Rachel Finnis-Brown said that Grealish has too much talent to ignore, sayin: “What he’s got is magical. Even with a £100m price tag he won’t play every game.” TransfersBarcelona agree world-record fee for Manchester City and England star Walsh — reports07/09/2022 AT 09:50 Southgate left out Manchester United’s Jadon Sancho, one of the club’s better players under Erik ten Hag this season, but retained both United defenders Luke Shaw and Harry Maguire, who look to have lost their place in the Old Trafford first eleven.

Former United and England defender Rio Ferdinand told BT Sport: “There’s a lot of defenders, Marc Guehi, the only real surprise in there is the amount of players who aren’t playing regular football for their clubs.” However, he did see the pros and cons of including established players under Southgate. 'I'm not going to stop' — Vinicius Jr hits back at racist abuse and vows to keep dancing 'He will never be a problem' — Conte has faith that 'angry' Son will end goal drought Bournemouth up for sale as American considers £150m deal — Paper Round “You gain trust through performances, this England team has done things that our generation never came close to,” he conceded.