da betsson： Gareth Southgate's decision to include Jack Grealish in his England squad, ahead of Marcus Rashford, has not impressed some supporters.

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Southgate springs surprises with England squadGrealish gets the nod as Rashford is left outSupporters unhappy with manager's decisionWHAT HAPPENED?

England manager Southgate has named his provisional squad for Euro 2024 and has raised eyebrows with some of his selections. There is no room for Jordan Henderson, Raheem Sterling, Reece James or Marcus Rashford, but the Three Lions boss has included Crystal Palace’s Adam Wharton, Liverpool duo Curtis Jones and Jarell Quansah as well as Grealish. The Manchester City man has endured an underwhelming campaign in 2023-24 which has led fans to hit out at his inclusion in the squad.

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England supporter AdamMcKola felt Southgate was wrong to go for the City man ahead of Rashford, posting on X: "Maguire been stinking the place out for time, Grealish has hardly played and has less goals than Rashford but Rashford is the one dropped. LOL F*ck Southgate."

It was an opinion shared by CFCDUBois who wrote: "Rashford not making the England squad is fine until you see that Jack Grealish has. How?"

Southgate's decision was also criticised by twos6xes: "there is literally no universe where you could ever justify taking grealish over rashford im literally shaking right now."

Supporter @AdamJoseph____ felt there was an argument that both players could have been left at home: "If Marcus Rashford doesn't deserve to go to the Euros because of his struggles, fair enough – but I won't stomach that Jack Grealish somehow deserved to go. He has played like he is still hungover from 22/23 in a superior team. If Rashford isn't going, no way Grealish should be."

Meanwhile, UTDTrey gave his assessment on Southgate's choices and labelled Grealish an "ass drunk."

WHAT SOUTHGATE SAID

Southgate has spoken about his decision to leave Rashford out of his squad. He told reporters: "With Marcus, I just feel other players in that area of the pitch have had better seasons, it's as simple as that."

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Grealish played a key role in City's treble-winning season last year but has made less of an impact in the current campaign. The midfielder has managed just 20 appearances in the league, scoring three goals and producing just one assist. Rashford has featured regularly in what's been a difficult campaign for the Red Devils but has struggled for form, scoring just seven times from 33 Premier League appearances.