This article is part of Football FanCast's Pundit View series, which provides opinion and analysis on recent quotes from journalists, pundits, players and managers… Per Mertesacker has told The Athletic it was 'unacceptable' and a 'failure' that there were no Arsenal players in the last England squad. What did he say? The Three Lions faced Bulgaria and Kosovo in their most recent qualifiers for Euro 2020, and the players included in the squad came from a variety of clubs. Thirteen, to be exact. However, there was no place for any of Arsenal's eligible English players, such as Reiss Nelson, Joe Willock and Ainsley Maitland-Niles. Mertesacker was clearly unhappy with the lack of...
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