Shearer says: “It’s so exciting to see the young talent in this England side.”

Three Lions legend shares his latest thoughts

Jordan Pickford – goalkeeper for Premier League club Everton

Jordan Pickford had a very good summer with England and that has given him plenty of credit in the bank, but he probably is starting to use some of that up now, as he has not had the best of seasons.

He has made too many mistakes, most notably against Liverpool and then Newcastle recently.

However, it’s in his favour that the number one spot is the position that we have the least amount of depth in, and for that reason I think that he will keep his place for the upcoming Euro qualifiers.

Tom Heaton was doing well for Burnley but has dropped off in the last couple of games, and there’s nobody else coming in and really making a strong case for replacing Pickford.

The truth is we don’t have a world class goalkeeper at the moment.  Angus Gunn is one with a growing reputation, but he hasn’t played a lot of first team football at Southampton over the last year, but there isn’t the strength in depth that England have in other positions right now.

I was fortunate to play in an England side with David Seaman who was a very, very good keeper. He was phenomenal, he had such a great presence about him and he made us a much stronger team.

I’m not sure we have had one as good as him since he retired and the current goalkeeping situation means Pickford will keep the shirt at the moment.

England’s young stars

It’s so exciting to see the young talent that this England side possesses at the moment.  Gareth Southgate is comfortable using younger players because he has been involved with their progress at age group level so believes in what they can.