Harry Maguire lays out brutal England reality for Trent Alexander-Arnold after latest snub
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Trent Alexander-Arnold and Harry Maguire were two standout omissions from Thomas Tuchel's England squad for the World CupHarry Maguire says Trent Alexander-Arnold's latest England snub was to avoid sparking disruption. The 27-year-old has made 34 appearances for the Three Lions but his last and only outing under the ex-Bayern Munich boss came in a 1-0 win over Andorra in June 2025.Injury problems have restricted Alexander-Arnold's availability for England but he shrugged them off and returned to the Real Madrid fold for the second half of the campaign to stake his claim for a spot on the plane to North America.
However, Tuchel has faced scrutiny over the decision to leave the Champions League and Premier League-winner out, as many feel he is one of England's brightest creative sparks.Chalobah, a central defender by trade, steps in to replace the Newcastle defender. Maguire, who was also left out of the England squad, felt that the Chelsea stopper's inclusion was a ploy to avoid creating unnecessary hysteria on the eve of their group opener.Maguire admitted that with high-profile England decisions, they can cause disruption surrounding preparations but the Manchester United defender didn't elude to a rift between Alexander-Arnold or Tuchel, nor does the 28-year-old have that impact on the squad.Speaking on the Rest is Football, he said: "When someone drops out like that, I do believe (with) the squad, you want to call up somebody with a minimum of fuss, no real media attention or disruption to the camp."So I do believe when someone did get injured, I don't think Trent would've ever been called up because the questions and everything will be about him, if it's a big game, it's about Croatia."If he called me up, it (the questions) would be about me, Luke Shaw the same, we've been to tournaments and play for big clubs, that's what you want when you bring someone up on standby.
Congratulations to Trevoh, I hope he has an impact on the squad."Get the latest World Cup news straight to your inbox by signing up to our Make Football Great Again newsletter now!With the tournament almost a week old, England finally get their campaign underway when they take on Croatia in a repeat of the 2018 World Cup semi-final.After the Three Lions lost in each of their last two finals in the European Championships, the focus is on whether Tuchel can guide England to a feat they haven't managed in 60 years.But the 52-year-old has faced scrutiny surrounding his squad selection with a host of notable absentees including Alexander-Arnold and Maguire.But he said: "We called Trevoh Chalobah because then we free up Jarell Quansah as full-back on both sides and Djed Spence can play both sides as full-back, so Trevoh comes as a centre back alternative and gives us full coverage in the back four."Tuchel said previously that the former Liverpool defenders' omission was sporting, with claims of a personal grudge now lingering. He said: "We had a call.