3 harsh exclusions from the England World Cup squad 

Gareth Southgate has selected his final 23-man squad for the World Cup headed to Russia and there are some massive omissions and surprise additions to the list.

Southgate opted to choose Jack Butland, Jordan Pickford, and Nick Pope as his three goalkeeping options. 19-year-old Liverpool breakthrough full-back Trent Alexander-Arnold has been called up in the defence that constitutes Gary Cahill, Fabian Delph, Phil Jones, Harry Maguire, Danny Rose, John Stones, Kieran Trippier, Kyle Walker and Ashley Young

With Dele Alli, Eric Dier, Jordan Henderson, Jesse Lingard and Ruben Loftus-Cheek the midfield options at the manager's disposal, Harry Kane, Marcus Rashford, Raheem Sterling Jamie Vardy and Danny Welbeck are his attacking options.

Here we look at three players who will be the most gutted with their exclusions.

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#3 Adam Lallana

One of England most fluent attacking and creative options, Adam Lallana is only on the standby list and not in the main 23-man squad. After an injury-hit campaign that saw the player hardly feature for the rampant Liverpool side this season, Southgate has made a hard call by leaving Lallana out.

Lallana has been part of the England set-up for the last five years and been a constant in the side's travels and qualification. The midfielder will be devastated by the decision and will be missed in the attacking third for England. Lallana has made 34 prior appearances for England and was also named England Player of the Year in 2016.

The Englishman over the last five seasons has been one of the most consistent players at the club and international level. After returning from a lengthy absence Lallana picked up a hamstring injury late in the season and could have dented his chances.

#2 Chris Smalling

Chris Smalling

Smalling has been left out of the England World Cup squad by the manager and will be gutted with the decision. Smalling's performances for United have not been bad this season, while Jones his United teammate has got the nod ahead of him. Gary Cahill's inclusion into the side given his form is questionable while Maguire and Stones also got the nod ahead of Smalling.

A stable in England's qualifying campaign, Smalling has represented his country for the last five years consistently but will sit out the tournament in Russia. Smalling may not be the best defender but he is England's quickest central defender and the side will have to cope without his pace. Smalling has made 31 appearances for his country.

Another difficult decision for Southgate, the manager has made the hard call but only time will tell as to whether it was a good decision. For Smalling, he'll have to pick himself up for next season and continue to work hard and get better.

#1 Ryan Bertrand

Ryan Bertrand

England and Southampton fullback, Ryan Bertrand has been a vital player for his club and country. Having played a large part in the qualification process, the Englishman has impressed and played consistently although competition for places could be the reason for exclusion.

With Danny Rose, Ashley Young and Fabian Delph selected ahead of Bertrand, these players have proven themselves to be in better form and their versatility could've helped nudge their choice. Bertrand has also made 19 prior appearances for the country.

However, with his creativity, vision and positioning, Bertrand should have been included in the 23-man squad for the tournament given his consistency for the national team. Gareth Southgate has made another hard decision to leave out the player but the inclusion of Gary Cahill based on form this season is a shocker.

The Southampton man will be absolutely gutted with the decision and will find it hard to forgive the manager's decision.