5 players who will make their England debuts soon

#3 Joe Gomez

Joe Gomez could feature for England after impressing with Liverpool recently

The third of Southgate’s young uncapped trio for the Germany and Brazil games, Liverpool defender Joe Gomez was actually the captain of England’s U21 side prior to his recent call-up – a tremendous honour in its own right. While Liverpool’s defence has come under a lot of criticism this season for leaking questionable goals, the rise of Gomez has been one of the few plus points for the Reds – he hasn’t been found wanting for most of those incidents and for the most part, he’s shown maturity beyond his years against tough opposition.

Although he’s more of a natural central defender, Gomez has actually been used by Liverpool primarily as a right-back, where he’s been competing with fellow young gun Trent Alexander-Arnold for the first team slot while Nathaniel Clyne – himself an England international – remains on the shelf with injuries. Right-back probably isn’t his best position, so it’s a nod to his talent that he’s been able to break into the England squad because of his performances there.

Could he make the World Cup squad? Personally, I doubt it. He has both Kyle Walker and Kieran Trippier ahead of him at right-back, and both men are two of the Premier League’s most outstanding defenders. And in his preferred central defensive position, the likes of John Stones, Phil Jones and Harry Maguire have shown excellent form this season while Gary Cahill and Michael Keane have the experience factor over him. But he’s certainly one for the future and to see him receive a first cap in the upcoming fixtures – most likely as a substitute – wouldn’t be surprising at all.