Liverpool duo Joe Gomez, Jordon Ibe get first England Under-21 call-ups

Gareth Southgate has named his first England Under-21s squad of the new campaign and handed first call-ups to Liverpool pair Joe Gomez and Jordon Ibe.

The duo are two of 23 players who could be involved in the upcoming friendly against USA Under-23s (September 3) and U21 Euro qualifier against Norway Under-21s (September 6).

Gomez, 18, and Ibe, 19, have both featured heavily in Liverpool's opening three games of the Premier League season.

Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Dele Alli, 19, is also included after scoring his first goal for his new club against Leicester City on Saturday.

Other players to receive their first Under-21 call-ups are Jordan Pickford, Kortney Hause, Dominic Iorfa, Brendan Galloway, Chuba Akpom, James Wilson and Duncan Watmore.

Full England Under-21s squad

Goalkeepers: Angus Gunn (Manchester City), Jordan Pickford (Preston North End, on loan from Sunderland), Christian Walton (Bury, on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion)

Defenders: Calum Chambers (Arsenal), Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur), Brendan Galloway (Everton), Joe Gomez (Liverpool), Kortney Hause (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Dominic Iorfa (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Jack Stephens (Middlesbrough, on loan from Southampton), Matt Targett (Southampton)

Midfielders: Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur), Nathaniel Chalobah (Chelsea), Jake Forster-Caskey (Brighton & Hove Albion), Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea), James Ward-Prowse (Southampton)

Forwards: Chuba Akpom (Hull City, on loan from Arsenal), Jordon Ibe (Liverpool), Solly March (Brighton & Hove Albion), Nathan Redmond (Norwich City), Duncan Watmore (Sunderland), James Wilson (Manchester United), Cauley Woodrow (Fulham)