Gareth Southgate has showed his faith in Jordan Pickford, naming the Everton goalkeeper as his number one.
The England gaffer released his list of squad members for the forthcoming fixtures, yesterday afternoon.
Apart from the reintroduction of Phil Foden, the squad remained relatively unchanged since England’s last outings.
His reasoning for proclaiming Pickford as number one was down to none of the other goalkeepers “challenging seriously to push him out of that position”.
Southgate will be hoping that his decision can give the Everton keeper a boost in confidence after enduring a tough period in recent times.
Pickford came under heavy criticism recently for an accidental challenge that left Liverpool defender Van Dijk out for the rest of the season.
He was also left out of the Everton line-up in their most recent match against Newcastle where they lost 2-1.
However, Ancelotti came out after the match insisting that it was only for rotational purposes and that Jordan would be back in the XI for the next game.
Both at club and international level, Jordan Pickford has received a vote of confidence from his gaffers who have publicly put their trust in him.
Nonetheless, Southgate’s comments are likely to spur Nick Pope and Dean Henderson on to provide some healthy competition for Pickford.
The Three Lions will face the Republic of Ireland in a friendly on the 12th of November followed by UEFA Nations league fixtures against Belgium and Iceland.
All of the matches will take place over the course of just 6 days which may allow Southgate a chance for rotation in the goalkeeper department.
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