Gareth Southgate praised as he calls-up young fantastic trio to latest England squad

As the international break is upon us, England manager Gareth Southgate has named his latest squad for the Nations League games.

Southgate has handed first senior debut call-ups to Mason Mount, Jadon Sancho and most notably James Maddison who has been in phenomenal form for Leicester City so far this campaign.

Since his move from Norwich City for £20 million, the 21-year-old has been in fine form for the Foxes, having bagged three goals and two assists for the side so far. The youngster continues to be at his creative best, pulling strings at the midfield for Leicester City.

Mason Mount, who is on loan at Derby County from Chelsea, has proved himself to be worthy of a senior cap after his impressive performances in Frank Lampard's first team.

Since moving to Borussia Dortmund from Manchester City, Jadon Sancho has been impressive as the youngster bagged one goal and eight assists for the Bundesliga giants so far this season.

England kicked-off their UEFA Nation League campaign to a bad start as Southgate's men lost at home to Spain.

Southgate's men are now set to go head-to-head with Croatia and Spain in the upcoming international break.

Luis Enrique's Spain top Group 4 with six points while England and Croatia are both at zero points.

The England squad for the next two UEFA Nations League games is as follows:

Goalkeepers: Marcus Bettinelli (Fulham), Jack Butland (Stoke City), Alex McCarthy (Southampton), Jordan Pickford (Everton)

Defenders: Harry Maguire (Leicester City),Danny Rose (Tottenham Hotspur), Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Joe Gomez (Liverpool), Luke Shaw (Manchester United), John Stones (Manchester City), James Tarkowski (Burnley), Kieran Trippier (Tottenham Hotspur), Kyle Walker (Manchester City)

Midfielders: Harry Winks (Tottenham Hotspur), Ross Barkley (Chelsea), Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), Nathaniel Chalobah (Watford), Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur), James Maddison (Leicester City), Mason Mount (on loan at Derby County from Chelsea).

Forwards: Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur), Marcus Rashford (Manchester United), Danny Welbeck (Arsenal), Jadon Sancho (Borussia Dortmund), Raheem Sterling (Manchester City).

Fans have since applauded Southgate's decision on social media:

James Maddison,Mason Mount+Jadon Sancho all included in the England squad.

Nice to see Harry Winks & Nat Chalobah back too.

Midfield renovation seems to be the order of the day for Southgate & it was much needed

The international break just got a whole lot more exciting 👏👏👏
— Premier League Panel (@PremLeaguePanel) October 4, 2018

The fact Maddison, Mount & Sancho got called up show why Southgate could end up one of the most successful England managers in history. Willing to place his trust in a new generation of footballer. Willing to adapt his tactics. Two biggest failings of the last 50 years.
— Robbie Fahy (@RFahy00) October 4, 2018

Well done G Southgate ⚽️ #maddison #mount
— Ste Wiles (@SteWiles) October 4, 2018

I’m buzzing with that @England squad. Young talent like Gomez, Sancho, Rashford, Maddison, Chalobah, Alexander-Arnold all included. Southgate is doing a fantastic job of bringing through the next generation. Onwards and upwards we go ⚽️🦁 #England
— K I E R A N . C (@kieranac_) October 5, 2018

Delightful to see Jadon Sancho, Mason Mount and James Maddison in the England squad. Brilliant from Southgate. All very talented players who are proving how good they are when given the opportunity. Fantastic examples of the talent in this new generation.
— Whitehouse Address (@The_W_Address) October 5, 2018

Chalobah, Mount, Winks, Maddison & Sancho in the full England squad.

Gareth Southgate, I like what you're doing. I like it a lot.
— HLTCO (@HLTCO) October 4, 2018

Class from Southgate getting Maddison, Mount and Sancho in the squad, much needed creativity even if they don’t deliver straight away!
— Ryan (@ryanstringer97) October 4, 2018

Southgate names his England squad in a bit and I'm told James Maddison will be in it. Well deserved. #lcfc
— Matt Law (@Matt_Law_DT) October 4, 2018

Loving how Southgate has given the likes of Sancho, Maddison and Mount a chance on the international stage. I think this confirms that it is well and truly coming home. #ThreeLions
— Joe Humphreys (@joehumphreys8) October 4, 2018

buzzing with that squad announcement from Southgate mind, Sancho, Mount and Maddison. Proper talent
— Micky Jones (@MJJ93__) October 4, 2018

Sancho, Maddison and Mount all in the England squad, Southgate you’re the one. Footballs coming home again⚽️⚽️😁 #ENG
— Becks (@joshhbeckett) October 4, 2018