It's combing home?

Sami Mokbel
Senior football correspondent

Jack Grealish is set to be left out of the England squad.

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More England squad news just in...

Tottenham are the first side in major European competition history to have five players under the age of 21 score a goal in the same season (Lankshear, Ajayi, Moore, Scarlett & Odobert).

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Wilson Odobert scored twice to save Tottenham Hotspur's season as they overcame a first-leg deficit to beat AZ Alkmaar and set up a Europa League quarter-final against Eintracht Frankfurt.

Sitting 13th in the Premier League and out of both domestic cups, this competition is Spurs' only remaining chance of success - but they lost 1-0 in the first leg last week in the Netherlands.

Odobert opened the scoring with his first goal for the club when Dominic Solanke picked him out in space to fire into the top corner, before James Maddison gave Tottenham the lead in the tie early in the second half.

Spurs gifted AZ an aggregate equaliser, with a mix-up between Odobert and Lucas Bergvall allowing Peer Koopmeiners to drill home, but Odobert made amends by finishing off a fantastic team move.

While we get stuck in to England chat, we'll also quickly wrap up the rest of last night's European action.

The Premier League has teams in all three European competitions as we enter the quarter-final stage. Could we see a clean-sweep this season?

D:Pete's suggestion of Ballon d'Or for Bruno is a bit early for April fools.

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But could this be the big story of the day?

The Athletic are reporting that Marcus Rashford is set for a recall to the England squad for the World Cup qualifiers against Albania and Latvia.

The forward, who is currently on loan at Aston Villa from Manchester United, has been absent from the international set-up since March 2024.

Aston Villa's Morgan Rogers is also expected to be named in the squad, according to the Telegraph.

Dan Burn's first international call-up in Thomas Tuchel's first England squad.

'Pete from London' naming Bruno Fernandes as a Ballon d'Or contender.

Strong start to a big day.

John Murray
BBC Radio 5 Live chief football correspondent at Wembley

For all that new England head coach Thomas Tuchel has cast his net far and wide over the past two and a half months and contacted around 55 players, the inclusion of the 32-year-old Newcastle defender Dan Burn will be quite the surprise.

It’s Burn’s first international call-up and comes just two days before Newcastle are involved in the Carabao Cup Final at Wembley.

Burn can play in central defence or at left back and has probably benefitted from injuries to other defenders such as John Stones, Harry Maguire, Joe Gomez and his Newcastle team-mate Lewis Hall.

And at the other end of the age scale, the 18-year-old Myles Lewis-Skelly of Arsenal will also be one of the selections in Tuchel’s first squad.

It was only in September Lewis-Skelly made his senior competitive debut for Arsenal but has played a significant role this season, mainly at left back although he can also operate in midfield, making 25 appearances as Mikel Arteta’s side have challenged for the Premier League title and reached the quarter finals of the Champions League.

England play Latvia and Albania on 21 and 24 March as the Three Lions begin their qualifying campaign for the 2026 World Cup.

Thomas Tuchel has just seven international windows - and roughly 450 days - between now and attempting to achieve the ultimate challenge of winning the biggest prize in international football.

Over the past few weeks, Tuchel has spoken to more than 55 players individually on the phone.

But who is going to make the cut?

There are reports breaking ahead of this morning's announcement...

Here's Ruben Amorim's honest opinion on that one.

You would suspect there might be a slightly different feeling if Manchester United had crashed out...

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What are your thoughts on that one?

Was Patrick Dorgu right to make the referee aware that it wasn't a penalty?

Granted, in this instance, the video assistant referee may have overturned it anyway - but had there not been VAR, would there be the same response?

If it was your team, would you want your player to do so - or would you prefer a win-at-all-costs mentality?

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When Manchester United were leading Real Sociedad 2-1 on the night and 3-2 on aggregate, the Red Devils were awarded a penalty.

It was their third spot-kick of the match and came as referee Benoit Bastien felt Patrick Dorgu had been brought down by Hamari Traore.

But, as the challenge was being checked by the video assistant referee (VAR), Dorgu opted to try to overturn the decision himself.

The 20-year-old could be seen gesturing to the referee that it was not a foul - and VAR agreed, revoking the penalty.

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After the match, Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim said he knows he can rely on Bruno Fernandes to step up when he needs it - but wishes his captain would "trust" his team-mates a bit more.

United are 14th and heading for their worst league campaign since they were relegated in 1973-74 - yet while none of his team-mates have reached double figures for goals, Fernandes is clear as top scorer with 15.

This was also the 12th match this season in which Fernandes has scored. In eight of those games his contribution was decisive, with his goals turning losses into draws and draws into wins.

"When we need it, he is always there. He can bring the ball forward. He can score goals. He is a perfect captain for our team and we need to help him win titles," said Amorim.

"We know that sometimes he is frustrated. We know he wants to win so badly and when things are not going well, he is changing position and going after the ball. Sometimes he needs to trust his team-mates."

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Manchester United skipper Bruno Fernandes scored a hat-trick to lead his side to victory against 10-man Real Sociedad at Old Trafford and book a Europa League quarter-final encounter with French club Lyon.

United required a victory to both keep alive their hopes of marking Ruben Amorim's first year in charge with silverware and securing European football next season.

They got off to the worst possible start as Mikel Oyarzabal scored from the spot after being brought down by Matthijs de Ligt, but two penalties from Fernandes put United ahead.

Sociedad had Jon Aramburu sent off before Fernandes completed his hat-trick and fellow Portugal international Diogo Dalot drilled home a fourth in stoppage time.

With all that to come, plus Premier League manager news conferences this afternoon before this weekend's top-flight action, we of course want to hear from you.

Any views you want to share after watching last night's European action?

Opinions on who must - and must not - be in Thomas Tuchel's first England squad?

Some other Friday football thoughts?

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Yes, Thomas Tuchel will reveal his first England squad this morning, ahead of upcoming World Cup qualifying matches against Albania and Latvia.

We're expecting that announcement this morning, with Tuchel speaking to the media at 11:00.