Liverpool pair get England qualifier call-ups alongside Arsenal defender and Chelsea duo

Liverpool's Joe Gomez (left) and Jordon Ibe have both been selected for England U21 duty

LIVERPOOL pair Joe Gomez and Jordon Ibe have earned maiden call-ups for the England U21 squad.

 

The Anfield duo are set to compete for places with 12 further uncapped players as head coach Gareth Southgate prepares for matches against the United States and Norway next month.

Defender Gomez, a £5million acquisition from Charlton this summer, has started all three of Liverpool's games this season.

 

Chelsea midfield duo Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Nathaniel Chalobah are included alongside Tottenham new man Dele Alli.

Arsenal's Calum Chambers, who played for Southgate at Euro 2015 in the Czech Republic this summer, is included in defence, while Manchester United striker James Wilson also gets a call-up.

 

England will play a friendly with the USA before a clash in Norway on 7 September kicks off their Euro 2017 qualifying campaign.

Goalkeepers: Angus Gunn (Manchester City), Jordan Pickford (Preston North End [on loan from Sunderland), Christian Walton (Bury [on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion)

Defenders: Calum Chambers (Arsenal), Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur), Brendan Galloway (Everton), Joe Gomez (Liverpool), Kortney Hause (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Dominic Iorfa (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Jack Stephens (Middlesbrough [on loan from Southampton]), Matt Targett (Southampton)

Midfielders: Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur), Nathaniel Chalobah (Chelsea), Jake Forster-Caskey (Brighton & Hove Albion), Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea), James Ward-Prowse (Southampton)

Forwards: Chuba Akpom (Hull City [on loan from Arsenal]), Jordon Ibe (Liverpool), Solly March (Brighton & Hove Albion), Nathan Redmond (Norwich City), Duncan Watmore (Sunderland), James Wilson (Manchester United), Cauley Woodrow (Fulham)