Thomas Tuchel made changes to his England starting lineup for his second game in charge as Three Lions boss - and Roy Keane was at his very best as he responded at Wembley
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Ian Wright couldn't resist laughing
Ian Wright couldn't resist laughing(Image: ITV )
Roy Keane couldn't resist. After the former Manchester United captain had seen Thomas Tuchel make changes to his England starting lineup for his second game as Three Lions boss, the Irishman couldn't resist.
Working as a pundit for ITV, Keane was asked about the starting lineup for Monday night's fixture against Latvia at Wembley. Tuchel, who had kicked off with a 2-0 win over Albania on Friday night had made four changes to his lineup, including the inclusion of Aston Villa star Morgan Rogers for his first England start, having previously made three substitute appearances.
Reece James, Marc Guehi and Jarrod Bowen were the other men to come into the side, with Tuchel looking at other options.
Kyle Walker, Dan Burn, Curtis Jones and Phil Foden all dropped out, while Marcus Rashford - despite criticism after the Albania game from Tuchel himself - kept his place for the World Cup qualifier. Arsenal's Myles Lewis-Skelly also retained his place at left-back.
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Speaking pre-game Mark Pougatch quizzed Keane and Ian Wright on rotation and a manager taking the chance to look at others or give stars rest. And Keane didn't disappoint.
"I'm a great believer in squad rotation," said Keane. "I believed in that as a player... but once I played!" A laughing Pougatch asked "you didn't believe it?"
"No, not in my position," joked a smirking Keane. "You can rotate everybody else!
"Look, I see the bigger picture. But, what Ian just said, you do enough that you can't leave me out. You rotate the others, not me!"
Roy Keane, speaking on ITV's coverage of England vs Latvia
Roy Keane, speaking on ITV's coverage of England vs Latvia(Image: ITV )
One player who kept his place in midfield, and celebrated his sixth anniversary as a senior England international, was Declan Rice. Speaking ahead of the game on his six years, the Arsenal midfielder said: "I've grown so much as a player and as a person in that time.
"Six years ago, I remember ex-pros that have retired now when I was at West Ham telling me, 'Dec, enjoy your career because it goes so quick'. It's just taught me to cherish every moment. To play for England is the biggest thing you can do and it's been one of the best journeys I've ever had.
"With Thomas now and this new era, there's still so much more to come and you're going to keep seeing the best of us."
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