Liverpool ‘express interest’ in Middlesbrough centre-back Ben Gibson after England call-up

England manager Gareth Southgate insists that it 'would not be a gamble' to start Ben Gibson against Lithuania, with injuries and suspensions forcing his hand slightly. Gareth Southgate has revealed that "there is a chance" Middlesbrough defender Ben Gibson could make his England debut in the World Cup qualifier with Lithuania. There is a chance Ben could start tomorrow. Gibson has been linked with a string of top flight sides following an impressive maiden campaign in the Premier League, including Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester City and Chelsea.

Dier was part of Roy Hodgson's team who were stunned 2-1 by Iceland last year as England crashed to their most embarrassing defeat. It's a painful reminder and it's a good lesson for the future," said the Tottenham Hotspur man, 23. "We can look back on that game and what we didn't do and in games like the one (against Lithuania) try to do what we didn't. "We have to be confident going into it, try to play quick, attacking football and hopefully they won't be able to handle that." MOTIVATED BY THE EURO SETBACK Whenever you're in an England squad, you're going to think about it.

Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid Email Pep Guardiola is confident of landing Danny Rose for £50million this summer – with Luke Shaw heading to Tottenham as his replacement. The Manchester City boss has targeted England full-back Rose as a key part of his revamp at the Etihad. Guardiola needs to rebuild his defence with Gael Clichy, Bacary Sagna and skipper Vincent Kompany all set to be shipped out. But Manchester City can offer a double-your-money deal – and that will be too tempting for the player to refuse.

Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid Email Life's a riot for Jesse Lingard. This season his Snapchat friends got to see him perform a dance routine with £89million team-mate Paul Pogba. Former United defender Rio Ferdinand felt it was a sign that the 24-year-old doesn’t quite care enough. (Photo: Mike Hewitt) (Photo: Michael Regan - The FA) But talking to Lingard at England’s hotel in Hertfordshire this week, that couldn’t be further from the truth. “And the important thing is that as soon as I get on the pitch it is all about hard work.

The 22-year-old passed up a glorious chance to double the lead early in the second half and made way for Marcus Rashford before Defoe's replacement Jamie Vardy made it two. Sometimes those things are going to come off and sometimes they're not,