Jude Bellingham failed on Friday to regain his place in England’s squad after returning from injury, with Thomas Tuchel stressing the need to maintain a strong team spirit in the camp and saying there are “no guarantees” for his superstar players.

Head coach Tuchel chose to pick largely the same squad that collected World Cup qualifying wins over Andorra and Serbia last month, explaining that those players had “set the standard” — especially with a 5-0 win in Belgrade — and deserved to be given another chance.

That meant no recall for midfielder Bellingham, who has featured in Real Madrid’s last four games after around two months out following shoulder surgery, or Phil Foden, who has rediscovered his form at Manchester City.

There was extra scrutiny on the decision to leave out Bellingh

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