Gareth Southgate is expected to make at least one big change to his lineup when England plays its final match of the group stage against Slovenia on Tuesday.
The experiment of playing right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold in midfield will be set aside, according to The Athletic’s David Ornstein. Conor Gallagher, who replaced Alexander-Arnold in both of England’s Euro 2024 matches so far, will reportedly take over starting duties alongside Declan Rice after Southgate admitted last Thursday that his midfield was “not flowing” as he’d like.
Manchester United left-back Luke Shaw remains sidelined despite training with the squad for the first time at the tournament Monday. The 28-year-old has been troubled by injuries, appearing in only 12 Premier League matches during the 2023-24 season and not playing since mid-February. However, Shaw is closer to challenging Kieran Trippier for a place in the starting XI. Trippier, a right-back, started against Serbia and Denmark on the left side of defense.
“Luke Shaw is the only one that’s not really available. He’ll possibly train with the team tomorrow, but he’s not quite ready yet,” Southgate said, according to BBC Sport.
England is on four points atop Group C but has drawn heavy criticism following two unconvincing performances. After opening its campaign with a slender 1-0 win over Serbia, the Three Lions played a turgid 1-1 draw with Denmark.
