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Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has named the England starting eleven that he would like Gareth Southgate to name at the Qatar World Cup, and he has left out some big names.The Three Lions beat Switzerland and Ivory Coast over the international break and Southgate’s options with the World Cup on the horizon are immense. Even those who were handed their international debuts of late, like Crystal Palace’s Tyrick Mitchell, performed with credit and the England boss has an almighty task on his hands in finding his best side.

Harry Maguire is still the favourite to start alongside John Stones for England's first match at the World Cup despite fan backlash.The Manchester United captain has partnered his Man City counterpart at the last two major tournaments for his country. But following a poor run of form for his club this season, he was booed by large swathes of the Wembley crowd before the friendly win over Ivory Coast on Tuesday (March 29).Nevertheless, bookies Betfair have Stones and Maguire as the top two in their list of defenders to start England's opener at Qatar 2022 later this year.Stones has odds of 3/10, while Maguire follows on 4/9.

England camp, another young starlet catapulted into the full squad.Last November it was Conor Gallagher making the leap from U21s to the seniors. This month Crystal Palace skipper Marc Guehi is the promoted one. Lest we start taking this persistent on-going procession for granted, such a quick-fire jump at the international level is massive.And this is no average Three Lions era, either.

Phil Foden has admitted that Manchester City are dreaming of winning the Champions League this season.

The Football Association has confirmed that they are in discussions with both Manchester City and Liverpool to come up with a solution after fans' travel plans for the FA Cup semi-final showdown at Wembley next month were thrown into doubt.

Kyle Walker will remain at Manchester City for the international break after being overlooked again for the England squad - despite two right-backs withdrawing with injury.

Here are your Manchester City evening headlines for Thursday, March 17.

League Two fixture when the sprinklers unexpectedly turned on, causing the referee to stop the clash. However, both sets of players, and the pitch, were left soaked on a cold winter's night.There was a short delay after the referee halted the clash before the two sides were able to restart the clash.

Thomas Tuchel has hit out at Chelsea's fans for their 'lack of respect' after they chanted Roman Abramovich's name during a show of support for Ukraine at Turf Moor on Saturday.Reece James, Kai Havertz and Christian Pulisic were all on the scoresheet as four second-half strikes saw the Blues run riot against Sean Dyche's side in a game marred by the pre-match scenes.Prior to kick-off, Burnley held a minutes applause as a show of solidarity with Ukraine in response to Russia's recent invasion of the country.However, the Clarets' tribute was spoiled as a section of Chelsea's travelling faithful opted to show their appreciation for the club's owner Abramovich, who this week declared his intentions to sell the club.In the aftermath of his side's Turf Moor triumph, Tuchel subsequently slammed some of his own supporters for their involvement in the chant."It's not the moment to do this," the German declared. "Listen, if we show solidarity we show solidarity and we should do it together."We take the knee together and if an important person from our club or another club unfortunately dies, we show a minute of respect."It's not the moment to give other messages.

Chelsea strengthen their grip on third spot as they cruised to a 4-0 win over Burnley. Despite the final result, the Blues were fortunate to go in level at the break after Dwight McNeill blazed over from six-yards following a gaffe from Edouard Mendy.But whatever Thomas Tuchel said to his side at half-time clearly did the trick, as the Blues burst into life.Reece James drilled a venomous strike through a sea of Claret shirts to nudge Chelsea into the lead just two minutes after the break.

Liverpool have won the Carabao Cup final on penalties after a thrilling affair at Wembley against Chelsea.Liverpool thought they had taken the lead through Joel Matip, but a VAR review chalked the goal off.VAR had determined that Virgil van Dijk, who was in an offside position, had interfered in the play by tussling with Reece James.Chelsea also had the ball in the net, twice, but also saw their attempts to break the deadlock thwarted by the offside flag too.Kepa Arrizabalaga missed the decisive penalty to hand Liverpool the title.And Daily Star Sport is looking at what Jurgen Klopp got right and what he got wrong.There aren't many chances in modern football to blood youngsters, but Kelleher has made the Carabao Cup his own this season.Klopp repaid the trust in the Irishman by starting him in the final.In many ways, Kelleher's performance didn't matter, with giving the youth opportunities, it presents a clear pathway to the first team for any hopefuls.Kelleher make some big stops for the Reds as they forced the game to penalties.What did you think of Liverpool's performance? Let us know in the comments sectionThiago was left in tears when it emerged that the Spaniard, who had been named in the starting side, would not be able to play due to injury.Klopp replaced Thiago with Naby Kieta, but there didn't appear to be any change of tactics from the German.Instead, Chelsea's midfield was cut open by Chelsea for two great opportunities in the first half.And a sustained period of pressure in the second half, Liverpool's midfield came under scrutiny as Chelsea players continually flooded forwards.Want to be on the ball with all of the latest football news?Well then sign up for the brilliant Daily Star football email

Playing full-back has always been fun for Rico Lewis.

Jamal Edwards has died at the age of 31.The music pioneer was best known for founding youth broadcasting and film production company SB.TV. Jamal, who is the son of English singer and TV personality Brenda Edwards, has passed away unexpectedly according to reports.Tributes have since poured in for the late star on social media, with rapper Jaykae writing: "I think I can speak for us all as artists and as supporters of uk grime/rap scene when I say I owe this man so much! Helped me sometimes without even speaking of it. RIP Jamal Edwards.

Chelsea have earned a reputation for spending massive money in recent years, their academy has developed into the envy of world football.Reece James, Mason Mount and Callum Hudson-Odoi were all key contributors to the team's Champions League success last season, while the conveyor belt of talent from Cobham looks set to provide for jewels for the first team in the years to come.Although the Blues' youth setup hasn't always been this good, throughout the Premier League era various Chelsea coaches have been willing to give youth a chance.With that in mind, here are the 10 youngest Chelsea debutants of the Premier League years and a look at how their careers have progressed since their bow in blue.Debut: 10th May 2005, Manchester United (A) After becoming a regular at youth level for the Blues, Grant got his reward when he was introduced as a 90th-minute substitute in Chelsea's 3-1 win over Manchester United. However, that would turn out to be his only appearance for the Stamford Bridge club.Grant has gone on to make a fine career lower down the football pyramid, most notably at Southend United.

Harry Kane has named his dream Premier League 5-a-side team - but not everyone is impressed. The Tottenham forward revealed his dream side in an interview with Amazon Prime Sport.

Chelsea fans have called for the club's under 18 heroes to be promoted to the first team after they produced a stunning comeback against Liverpool in the FA Youth Cup last-16Chelsea's academy has developed a reputation for churning out top quality talent in recent years, with Reece James, Mason Mount and Trevoh Chalobah among those that have graduated to the senior side. And the future looks even brighter if their latest FA Youth Cup success is anything to by.Ed Brand's side trailed 2-0 after a poor first half, and despite showing improvement after the restart, conceded again to go 3-0 down as Liverpool seemingly put the tie to bed.

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has let drop his transfer stance over a potential swap deal concerning Reece James and Eden Hazard with Real Madrid readying a move for the Blues ace.James has been in sparkling form for the west London side this season racking up a tally of four goals and five assists in the Premier League from wing-back.

West Ham’s equaliser against Chelsea from the spot. The attacker featured in the starting line-up for the first time this season and did well to cooly slot his penalty into the far corner past Edouard Mendy, before the Hammers went on to win the contest 3-2.

Aaron Wan-Bissaka has been urged to channel his inner Gary Neville to ease his Manchester United struggles.

Chelsea cruised past Juventus 4-0 to go top of their Champions League group earlier this week.

Chelsea fans have hailed Reece James as 'clear' of Trent Alexander-Arnold as the wing-back found himself on the scoresheet again.James hit Chelsea's second of the evening as Thomas Tuchel's side blew Juventus away at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday evening.The right-back has hit something of a golden-vein of goalscoring form this season, and James has already bagged four goals in the Premier League this season.And as James continues to impress so have comparisons with Liverpool's Trent Alexander-Arnold.The pair are currently locked in a battle, alongside Manchester City's Kyle Walker, for the starting spot in Gareth Southgate'sEngland side."Reece James is so clear of Trent it’s ridiculous, no debate anymore, play him anywhere on the pitch, he’s