The England manager has a plethora of talent in his squad. However, Ferdinand, who chose his first eleven for BT Sport, only selected players who are currently fit and available to play.
The former Manchester United defender selected Jordan Pickford in goal, with Trent Alexander-Arnold, John Stones, Harry Maguire, and Luke Shaw making up the back four.
The Liverpool right-back did not make it into Southgate’s recent World Cup qualifiers squad, but Ferdinand believes that Alexander-Arnold deserves a place in the team for his attacking prowess.
The former England International selected Declan Rice alongside Phil Foden and Mason Mount in midfield, admitting that he only left out Jack Grealish because the Aston Villa man is injured. Injured Liverpool skipper Jordan Henderson was also missing from Ferdinand’s team.
Ferdinand selected Harry Kane to lead the line, with Marcus Rashford and Raheem Sterling on either side of him, claiming that England have the firepower to scare every team in the tournament.
England start their Euro 2020 campaign on June 13th
England will kick start their campaign against Croatia on June 13th. Gareth Southgate’s wards will next face Scotland five days later while their final group stage game will be against the Czech Republic on 22nd June. All their games are scheduled to be played at Wembley.
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