And from a tactical perspective, Gordon's makes absolute sense. While Phil Foden and Cole Palmer are better pure footballers than the Scouser, neither fit into how Tuchel wants to play as well as Gordon does, hence them being left at home this summer.
England are structured around Harry Kane, and Tuchel has been willing to accommodate his captain's roaming instincts, encouraging him to create from deeper areas, as long as he knows he has a willing runner playing from wide who can fill the gaps that Kane vacates. Gordon is exactly that man.
Although he has operated as No.9 at times for both Everton and Newcastle, and could do again for Barcelona depending on who else signs to fill the void left by Lewandowski's departure, Gordon was raised and developed as a traditional touchline winger who makes the same run, over and over - and gets it right most of the time.
He is, then, the perfect complement for Kane when England have the ball. And without it, his work-rate should allow the skipper some time to rest his weary legs. The two have jelled effectively on the pitch, too, having spent 528 minutes playing with one another across 12 games. England won nine of those, notably a 5-0 battering of Latvia in which both Kane and Gordon scored.