England U21s beat Azerbaijan 5-1 on Friday afternoon.
Mainoo, 18, was meant to feature for the U21s this month instead but was drafted into the senior set-up after helping United beat, Noni Madueke, Jaden Philogene and Archie Gray gave the home side a comfortable victory in their qualifier for the 2025 U21 Euros.Liverpool star Elliott has now scored eight goals in just 19 games for the U21 side, leading to calls for him to be included in England's senior squad.Another added: "Without doubt.
"Harvey Elliott is too good for U21 football but Southgate won't call him because he's not playing for a London team or Manchester United," added another.While it appears unlikely Southgate would make such a decision in the current international break, Elliott will hope to work his way into contention for the senior squad in the final months of the season.
England are scheduled to face Bosnia and Herzegovina on June 3 and Iceland on June 7 in their final friendlies ahead of the tournament, with their first game of Euro 2024 coming against Serbia on June 16. Rory O'Callaghan is Editorial Lead at SPORTbible. He has previously worked for Sky Sports News, MailOnline and Reach covering football, cricket, boxing and MMA. Tested daily as a Liverpool fan in a Manchester office.Kobbie Mainoo called up to senior England squad as Gareth Southgate makes shock U-turnLucky punter wins incredible 1733/1 bet after dramatic Euro 2024 play-off winner
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