Alan Shearer has revealed he is happiness for Elliot Anderson after the midfielder's departure from Newcastle for Nottingham Forest sparked a rapid rise to becoming an England regular. With Manchester United now linked with a big-money move,

England will play their first match of Euro 2028 at Manchester's Etihad Stadium if they qualify directly, with fellow co-hosts the Republic of Ireland, Scotland and Wales set to play all their group games at home. The tournament was officially launched at an event in central London on Wednesday, which included an unveiling of the match schedule.

Conor Gallagher says he has spoken to England manager Thomas Tuchel about a return to the national team ahead of next summer’s World Cup. The former Chelsea midfielder has been included in England squads for the last three major international tournaments, though has not been called up by Tuchel for any camp this season.

Matthijs De Ligt has improved his game a lot and is growing into a leadership role for Manchester United this season.

Manchester United legend Paul Scholes believes that Thomas Tuchel will be the man to help England ‘get over the line’ and win the World Cup next summer. England picked up a hard-fought 2-0 win over Albania on Sunday to end their World Cup qualifying campaign with a perfect record.