Gordon & Mainoo revealed England stars they'd choose in their five-a-side teams
Anthony Gordon and Kobbie Mainoo have revealed the England stars they'd choose in their five-a-side teams, with both players picking the same team.
It's been a whirlwind week for the two young stars, with Gordon, 23, and Mainoo, 18, both being drafted into Gareth Southgate's senior squad for the first time in their careers.
The Newcastle winger revealed to Mail Sport earlier this month that he was refusing to book a summer holiday in hopes that he could receive a call up for this summer's Euros in Germany.
Despite that, both players could make their debuts in the coming days with England set to take on Brazil on Saturday at Wembley before they play Belgium on Tuesday.
But ahead of the matches, Gordon and Mainoo picked which of their team-mates they'd chose to feature in their England five-a-side teams, but there were several big omissions from their starting line-ups.
Gordon named his team first, opting to put his former Everton team-mate Jordan Pickford in goal.
Moving on to defence, the Newcastle winger firstly opted for Kyle Walker at centre-back, before changing his mind.
'Centre back I'll go Kyle Walker,' he said before reversing his decision. 'Ah John Stones!'
'I'm going to go with Stonesy, the best ball-playing centre back in the world,' he said.
He later said: 'The reason I was thinking about Walks [Kyle Walker] was because you cannot get past him. So like in a five-a-side, he gives you the little forearm and then that's you. He's so strong and so quick.
'I just think John Stones on the ball...'
Mainoo interjected: 'He's smooth, he's too smooth.'
Gareth Southgate is perhaps blessed with a wealth of extremely talented options in midfield, but the decision was a clear one for Gordon, who said: 'In midfield, I'm going to pick
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