Crystal Palace defender Guehi gets a first England call-up but both Rashford and Sancho are left OUT by boss Gareth Southgate for March friendlies against Switzerland and Ivory Coast

Marcus Rashford has been axed from the England squad – but there is a first call-up for Marc Guehi from manager Gareth Southgate ahead of the two friendlies with Switzerland and the Ivory Coast.

Jadon Sancho is also a high profile omission from Gareth Southgate’s first squad of the year despite his improvement at Manchester United, though Ben White’s excellent form at Arsenal has earned the defender a recall.Guehi has impressed for Palace this season, establishing himself as a regular since his £18m move from Chelsea last summer.  

England manager Gareth Southgate was impressed as he watched Guehi against Wolves earlier this month, while assistant Steve Holland also saw him play against Manchester City in their goalless draw on Monday.  

Southgate said in regards to his inclusion of Guehi: ‘Marc has had a really consistent season. 

‘We’ve been really impressed with him on and off the ball, in the biggest games, he has been very calm. We know him well from our junior teams as a World Cup winner.’Guehi has previously been capped 16 times at Under-21 level and was part of the Under-17 side that won the 2017 World Cup

Source:dailymail