Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho left out of England squad for friendlies

Manchester United forwards Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho were the biggest names missing from Gareth Southgate's England squad for friendlies against Switzerland and Ivory Coast.

Rashford has been struggling for form for a while now, and Sancho has only recently started to reach the levels that prompted United to spend £73 million on him last summer. Both missed penalties in the Euro 2020 final shoot-out defeat to Italy but had been backed by Southgate until now.

Goalkeepers: Jordan Pickford, Nick Pope, Aaron Ramsdale

Defenders: Trent Alexander-Arnold, Conor Coady, Marc Guehi, Reece James, Harry Maguire, Tyrone Mings, Luke Shaw, John Stones, Ben White

Midfielders: Jude Bellingham, Conor Gallagher, Mason Mount, Jordan Henderson, Declan Rice, James Ward-Prowse

Forwards: Tammy Abraham, Phil Foden, Jack Grealish, Harry Kane, Bukayo Saka, Emile Smith Rowe, Raheem Sterling

On the other hand, there was a call-up for Crystal Palace defender Marc Guehi to the squad for the first time. Former Chelsea youngster Guehi captained Lee Carsley's Under-21 side during the previous international break. Three Lions boss Gareth Southgate also handed Ben White a return to the squad following a fine run of form at Arsenal.

Southgate said: "With Marc he has had a really consistent season, I have been really impressed on and off the ball.

"In the biggest games he has been really calm, we know a lot about him from the junior teams. There are some centre-halves who are pushing and very close but we have chosen Marc and Ben White."

Nick Pope was back in place of Sam Johnstone as one of three goalkeepers while Declan Rice and James Ward-Prowse also earned recalls. Injuries ruled out Ben Chilwell and Kalvin Phillips, with Luke Shaw not only the