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Debate continues about who England manager Gareth Southgate should name in his starting XI for England's final group match against Slovenia at Euro 2024.

A selection of BBC Sport pundits, along with chief football writer Phil McNulty, have picked their England teams for Tuesday's game.

Former Premier League midfielder Jermaine Jenas has called for Liverpool defender Joe Gomez to get his first start of the tournament.

He said: "I thought when asked to play left-back for Liverpool this year he did it very well, plus he gives us more of a solid base and would allow Kyle Walker to get forward more."

Below is the starting XI Jenas wants to see against Slovenia on Tuesday:

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Elsewhere, none of the five asked to select their teams picked Trent Alexander-Arnold to start against Slovenia.

The 25-year-old started in midfield in England's first two group matches against Serbia and Denmark.

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Reports suggest that Conor Gallagher will replace Trent Alexander-Arnold in England's midfield against Slovenia on Tuesday.

According to Opta, no player created more chances (three) or played more line-breaking passes in the final third (five) for England against Denmark than Liverpool's Alexander-Arnold, despite him being substituted in the 54th minute.

However, at the end of 2023 (as per Opta) Chelsea's Gallagher was the only player in Europe's big five leagues with 20+ shots, 20+ chances created, 20+ dribbles completed, 20+ touches in the opposition box, 20+ duels won, 20+ tackles and 20+ interceptions.

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Goalkeeper Adrian is finalising a move to La Liga club Real Betis after rejecting the chance to extend his stay at Liverpool. (Football Insider), external

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BBC Sport understands that Conor Gallagher is likely to come into the England starting XI for Tuesday's final Euro 2024 group game against Slovenia, ahead of other alternative midfield options such as Kobbie Mainoo or Adam Wharton.

Chelsea's Gallagher has been a second-half substitute in both England's games so far, replacing Liverpool's Trent Alexander-Arnold on both occasions.

Alex Howell
Football news reporter

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England manager Gareth Southgate has a few selection headaches going into the final group match against Slovenia on Tuesday.

The performance in Thursday's 1-1 draw with Denmark in the second group game was criticised and Southgate described Trent Alexander-Arnold playing in midfield as an "experiment".

Should he be left out, that would mean one of Conor Gallagher, who has featured in both games so far, Kobbie Mainoo or Adam Wharton coming into midfield as Southgate looks to improve the level of control his side has during matches.

Kieran Trippier, who has been filling in at left-back for the injured Luke Shaw, missed nine games towards the end of the Premier League season and has played more during the tournament than was initially planned.

Trippier was seen to be drinking pickle juice during the first group game against Serbia as he went down with cramp and there had been hope that Shaw would be fit enough to have featured by now.

Shaw has not been on the training pitch with his team-mates for the past two sessions and has been following an individual programme, but was back on the pitch on Monday.

If Trippier is to be rested for the final group game, BBC Sport understands there is a strong possibility that Aston Villa defender Ezri Konsa could come into that position.

Joe Gomez has also played in that position for his club side Liverpool and has played there in the matches leading up to the tournament for England.

Mandeep Sanghera
BBC Sport journalist

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Liverpool midfielder Tyler Morton is attracting interest from a number of clubs this summer.

The 21-year-old has been with the Reds since the age of seven and is valued at about £20m by the Anfield club.

Morton, who has been linked with RB Leipzig, external, Eintracht Frankfurt, Feyenoord and Sevilla, had a stint on loan at Hull City last season, while he also had a temporary spell at Blackburn Rovers during the 2022-23 campaign.

He has made nine first-team appearances for Liverpool, all in the 2021-22 season.

Manchester United have both made bids for Lille's Leny Yoro but the French defender, 18, wants to join Spanish giants Real Madrid. (Marca - in Spanish), external

Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester City are among the five clubs still in consideration for Joshua Kimmich if the Germany midfielder, 29, leaves Bayern Munich. (Sky Sport Germany), external

Meanwhile, the Reds 37-year-old third-choice goalkeeper Adrian is close to finalising a move to Real Sociedad. (Mail), external

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We've already seen how dangerous Scott McTominay is at this tournament for Scotland.

I know it was deflected, but he scored a really good goal against Switzerland and then had a late volley blocked as well.

But, of course, there is a balance to be had between his attacking and defensive play. He can do the other side of things well too and in Wednesday’s draw with Switzerland, he was given the job of picking up Granit Xhaka.

On commentary, we did not talk about Xhaka much on the night, compared to in their opening game when he had been so influential against Hungary.

So, credit to McTominay for doing that, and I felt his stature and his presence played a big part.

It is possible he might be given a similar job to deal with Hungary's Liverpool midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai, another player who has impressed me a lot.

Liverpool signed Dominik Szoboszlai for £60m from RB Leipzig last summer

Szoboszlai was a player I was aware of before he came to the Premier League in 2023 - I watched him when he was with Red Bull Salzburg and RB Leipzig.

You can see with a lot of the players at the Red Bull clubs that there is a sort of philosophy there of pressing and energy, and we saw it on Friday from the Austrian team who have got several of them in their squad.

We seem to be seeing that style being bred in quite a few of their players in terms of what they have been trained to do.

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Gareth Southgate has substituted Trent Alexander-Arnold in England's two opening Euro 2024 games, but what should he do with him for next Tuesday's game against Slovenia?

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We asked you for your views on how to get the best out of Trent Alexander-Arnold after the Liverpool full-back's two outings in midfield for England.

Here is a selection of your comments:

Wayne: At Liverpool, he has people who make runs all the time so he can set them up with pass after pass. He makes things happen. England have no movement. They are static and just walking around. What is he supposed to do with that?

Mike: Trent Alexander Arnold needs players making forward runs into space ahead of him. Harry Kane is too slow for that and there are no other players doing it. The problem is not TAA!

Leo: Trent in midfield can work if you have runners behind the defence, not just for receiving the long balls but because the centre-backs have to drop, which either causes the midfield to drop off too or the number 10 getting into acres of space. If the midfield drops, then Trent has more time on the ball.

Dan: I believe Liverpool only played him in midfield due to injuries. He’s one of the best right backs in the world, so why play him out of position?

Paul: Kudos for creating chances, but TAA needs players making runs too hit them with long passes. At the moment, he's standing five yards away taking small bounce passes and not causing any hassle at all. It's easy to mark him out of the game.

Joel: Trent walks into any world XI. He's top class and any questions should be directed towards the manager who is unable to get the most out of such a quality player. He's beyond capable of playing a midfield role, as anybody who watched Liverpool regularly last season will know.

Ste: The players don't play and train with Trent day in, day out, so they are going to have difficulty predicting what he is going to do and what pass he is going to make. Liverpool players will know instinctively as they are used to his style. A few weeks training with England is not enough to gel.

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Arne Slot's first game as Liverpool boss at Anfield will be against Sevilla in a pre-season friendly on Sunday, 11 August.

The Reds will host the Spanish top-flight side following three pre-season games in the USA and just a week before the start of the 2024-25 Premier League season.

The clubs have met twice in the Champions League in recent years, both ending in draws, while Sevilla beat Liverpool in the 2016 Europa League final.

Kick-off is at 15:00 BST.

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Defending champions Argentina kicked off their Copa America campaign with a 2-0 win over Canada on Thursday night.

A number of Premier League stars featured in their line-up, Manchester City's Julian Alvarez opening the scoring from Liverpool's Alexis Mac Allister's assist before Inter's Lautaro Martinez sealed the win late on.

Aston Villa's Emi Martinez kept a clean sheet with Cristian Romero of Tottenham and Manchester United's Lisandro Martinez in front of him.

Giovani Lo Celso also of Spurs came on for the last quarter but United's Alejandro Garnacho and Chelsea's Enzo Fernandez remained unused.

Read the match report here

Trent Alexander-Arnold was substituted only nine minutes into the second half of England's draw with Denmark with even his boss describing the midfield role he is playing as "an experiment".

Despite that assessment, during the 54 minutes he played against the Danes, Alexander-Arnold still created more chances (three) and played more line-breaking passes in the final third (five) than any other England player.

Liverpool fans, you know how to get the best out of him. What is going wrong at the moment with his deployment at Euro 2024?

How should he be used to maximise his talents?

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Former England and Arsenal centre-back Matthew Upson says Trent Alexander-Arnold's midfield position "is not working" because it is too different to his role at Liverpool.

The 25-year-old was again replaced by Conor Gallagher in the early stages of the second-half on Thursday, as Gareth Southgate hoped to up the pace and intensity of his attack.

"Alexander-Arnold in that position is not working for me," Upson told told BBC Radio 5 Live's Football Daily podcast. "You cannot parachute a player into that role, when they have got very little experience [there], and say 'there you go'.

"He never does the job for Liverpool with his back to play. He is brilliant looking forwards because he gets whatever range of passing he can find - but this is not working.

"Having the ball under such pressure is not easy and you can go into your shell. That means you then do not make yourself available enough to receive the ball. And this has that feel.

"It looks like we are fearful and not entirely confident in what we are doing."

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Liverpool are pursuing Turkey's 19-year-old attacking midfielder Arda Guler from Real Madrid. (Teamtalk), external

Meanwhile, Lille defender Leny Yoro, 18, favours a move to Real Madrid over Liverpool or Manchester United. (Marca - in Spanish), external

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The Anfield Wrap's Neil Atkinson has spoken to BBC Radio Merseyside about Arne Slot, who did his first interview as Liverpool boss on Wednesday.

"What I liked was all the stuff about building on what's already there and building on last year's achievements.

"It would have been easier for Slot to say: 'It will take something special to match Jurgen Klopp.' Instead, the language was very much: 'Last season happened and we take it from there and we look to improve.'

"That's they way I look at last season. Its time for this Liverpool side to evolve a little bit and I believe the sky is the limit for them.

"That doesn't make me think that Slot will be perfect and it will take him time to get used to English football. But the tone is not one of consolidation, it's one of improvement and growth and that's the most important thing."

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Liverpool aim to beat Chelsea and Manchester United to the signing of French winger Michael Olise, 22, from Crystal Palace. (Football Transfers), external

Athletic Bilbao's Spain winger Nico Williams, 21, continues to hold out for a move to Barcelona, despite having talks with Liverpool, Aston Villa, Arsenal and Newcastle United. (HITC), external

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