Harry Maguire and Reece James both included despite facing suspensions for red cards against Denmark; Harvey Barnes omitted; Raheem Sterling recalled; England play Republic of Ireland, Belgium and Iceland this month

Phil Foden has been recalled to the England squad by manager Gareth Southgate, but Mason Greenwood’s exile continues.

The Manchester City and Manchester United youngsters were sent home from Reykjavik in September for breaching coronavirus rules while on England duty and were omitted from last month’s squad.

Southgate has recalled Foden – who has scored three goals in six Premier League games since the incident – for the friendly against the Republic of Ireland on November 12 and Nations League fixtures against Belgium and Iceland, but Greenwood remains absent.

They don’t come as a pair,” replied Southgate when asked about Foden and Greenwood. “They are individual players with their own strengths and individual talents.

We are looking at the balance of the squad positionally. Phil has had quite a lot of football with his club most recently and Mason has had less game time with United.

“I have had a good chat with Ole (Gunnar Solskjaer) about his development and I feel it is better for him to stay with the club at the moment and to develop over the next few months.