Soccer Football - UEFA Nations League - England Press Conference - HNK Rijeka Stadium, Rijeka, Croatia - October 11, 2018 England manager Gareth Southgate during the press conference Action Images via Reuters/Carl Recine
(Reuters) - England's decision to pick a relatively inexperienced squad for their Nations League matches against Croatia and Spain is not an experiment but a display of faith in the ability of young players, manager Gareth Southgate has said.
Southgate handed Leicester City midfielder James Maddison, Borussia Dortmund striker Jadon Sancho and Mason Mount, who is on loan at Championship (second tier) club Derby County from Chelsea, their first call-ups to the senior squad.
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