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Jamie Carragher has made his picks ahead of England's World Cup squad being announced, although it didn't take long for the former Liverpool defender's selections to be ruinedJamie Carragher revealed his England squad for the World Cup, only to be proven wrong an hour later(Image: Sky Sports)It didn’t take long for Jamie Carragher to be proved wrong after the Liverpool legend picked his England squad for this summer’s World Cup.Thomas Tuchel will officially confirm his final 26-man squad on Friday, having already announced a provisional 55-man group which included former Reds vice-captain Trent Alexander-Arnold, although no current Liverpool players are expected to make the cut.Details of the final squad have already begun to emerge, with Manchester United defender Harry Maguire confirming on Instagram that he has been left out, despite having been part of England’s squad for the friendlies against Japan and Uruguay in March.READ MORE: Liverpool transfer news and rumors today LIVE: Arne Slot future update, Bowen interest, Diomande decisionREAD MORE: Harvey Elliott immediately mocks Aston Villa transfer after Europa League success“I was confident I could of [sic] played a major part this summer for my country after the season I’ve had. I wish the players, all the best this summer.”Maguire’s absence means Carragher has already been proven wrong with his selections, barely an hour after he made his picks for his own England squad.Sky Sports published a video of the former Liverpool defender going through his selections shortly before Maguire’s bombshell on Thursday, with the United star among his center-backs.Jamie Carragher's World Cup squad for England was revealed just moments before Harry Maguire confirmed he'd been dropped(Image: Sky Sports)Carragher looks to have got at least two of his decisions right though, with BBC Sport reporting that Fikayo Tomori and Luke Shaw are also set to miss out.There are others though that look set to be on the plane to North America, having been left out of Carragher’s squad.
Learn moreLiverpool FC have launched their new home kit for the 2026/27, inspired by iconic adidas strip worn during the club's 1989/90 title-winning campaign.Alexander-Arnold managed to keep his place in Carragher’s final squad, although the former defender admitted he doesn’t think he will get in Tuchel’s final squad.“I don’t think Trent will go, but what I would say is Reece James is injury prone, Livramento is injury prone. I think it’s very difficult to take both of them.“Now, Ben White has just got injured.
I wouldn’t say Ben White’s having a great season at Arsenal, but he’s playing for a team that are going to win the league, and then you’ve got Djed Spence.“If everybody was fully fit, I would take Livramento, and not take Trent. But I think with the injury problems in this position, and the fact that Trent has played a lot of games now consecutively for Real Madrid, I think I would put him in.”
