The Arsenal forward was the only one of the current Arsenal team included in the first England
international squad selected by the new man in charge of the three lions.
Not exact matches
Don Balon have previously claimed that the France
international has held talks with Jose Mourinho and even
selected his
squad number at Old Trafford.
The current 27 - man
squad boast fewer cumulative
international caps than any top - ten side, with their total of 506 fewer even than the likes of Switzerland and France, whose bosses have
selected only 23 and 24 players respectively in their most recent
squads.
United manager Louis van Gaal gave Depay his
international debut and
selected the winger in his
squad for last summer's World Cup, when Netherlands finished third, but Brands said others have done more to try to recruit the 21 - year - old.
Gerrard and Carragher began the process of
selecting their
squads earlier in the month and the groups are now finalised - with Liverpool players not on
international duty and Academy talents complementing the options.