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England World Cup announcement: Michael Carrick, Tom Cleverley and Adam Johnson join Ashley Cole in being left out of Roy Hodgson's 23-man squad

United pair have endured a woeful season

Monday 12 May 2014 16:13 BST

Tom Cleverley has not made Roy Hodgon's 23-man England squad (Getty Images)

Roy Hodgson had no place for the Manchester United duo Tom Cleverley and Michael Carrick in his 23-man England squad for the World Cup, which was announced today.

The pair, who have endured a woeful season for the Premier League champions United, will not go to the World Cup unless there is an injury to any of the 23-man squad.

Rickie Lambert is the fourth striker in Hodgson's squad, leaving Andy Carroll and Jermain Defoe, now on Toronto's books, on the standby list.

Also on the list of reserves are: John Ruddy, Jon Flanagan, John Stones and Jermain Defoe.

Adam Johnson, who despite enjoying his most prolific season at Sunderland, scoring eight goals, has been left out altogether.

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John Ruddy - Goalkeeper

Age – 27 Caps – 1 Goals – 0 Ruddy’s sole appearance came in the international friendly against Italy shortly after the 2012 European Championships, the tournament he missed after breaking a finger having already postponed his wedding. Suffered Premier League relegation with Norwich this season, and has been edged out of the squad by Fraser Forster.

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Kyle Walker – Right-back

Age – 23 Caps – 10 Goals – 0 The Tottenham defender had been a major concern for Hodgson in the build-up to his announcement having struggled with a pelvic injury since the Europa League defeat to Benfica in March. With Chris Smalling and Phil Jones able to cover the right-back role, he has not been risked for the tournament.

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Ashley Cole – Left-back

Age – 33 Caps – 107 Goals – 0 One of England’s most experienced squad members was deemed to be replaceable by Roy Hodgson following the emergence of Luke Shaw. The Chelsea left-back announced his omission and subsequent international retirement on Sunday, despite a strong end to the season with Chelsea (due to injuries, suspension and rotation).

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Steven Caulker - Centre-back

Age: 22 Caps: 1 Goals: 1 Having come through the ranks at Spurs, the centre-back failed to make an impact at White Hart Lane, finding himself loaned out on a regular basis. But he did enough to convince Cardiff City to spend £8m to take him to Wales. Enjoyed a decent season but didn't do enough to stop Cardiff finishing the season bottom of the Premier League. Made his only appearance for England in a friendly against Sweden last year, during which he found the back of the net.

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John Stones - defender

Age: 19 Caps: 0 Goals: 0 The Everton central defender emerged as a late contender for the squad after impressing in the latter stages of the season. Having signed for the Toffees for £3m in January 2013, he made over 20 appearances under Roberto Martinez this season, but his inexperience appears to have cost him a place having never been named in an England senior squad.

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Tom Cleverley - Central midfielder

Age: 24 Caps: 13 Goals: 0 Much criticised in recent seasons, and even 18,000 people signed a petition for the Manchester United midfielder not to be included in the England squad earlier this season.

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Adam Johnson - Winger

Age: 26 Caps: 11 Goals: 2 Although his form tailed off towards the end of the season, the winger has enjoyed his most prolific season, scoring eight goals for Sunderland in the Premier League.

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Michael Carrick - Central midfield

Age: 32 Caps: 31 Goals: 0 The Manchester United midfielder was first called up to the England squad 13 years ago squad by Sven Goran-Eriksson, but, unlike at club-level, has never been a first-choice starter for his country, and has been left out of the squad that will compete in Brazil.

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Andy Carroll - Striker

Age – 25 Caps – 9 Goals – 2 Carroll only returned from a long-term ankle injury in January, but was unable to force his way into Hodgson’s plans after scoring twice in the final three months of the season. The Hammers striker was believed to have been contacted by the England manager following the final day defeat to champions City, only to be unreachable as he was on his way to Dubai.

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Jermain Defoe - Striker

Age – 31 Caps – 55 Goals – 19 Defoe left Tottenham at the start of the year to head to the MLS and Toronto in the hope that regular first-team football – something he was not afforded at Spurs – and goals would help him force his way into the squad as the fourth-choice striker. While he hasn’t managed to make the cut, Defoe will be on stand-by given that his base in North America is significantly closer to Brazil than those in the UK, not to mention his proven threat as a goal scorer.

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In addition, Theo Walcott, Kyle Townsend, Jay Rodriguez and Aaron Lennon will all miss the finals in Brazil because of injury.

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ENGLAND SQUAD..

Goalkeepers

J Hart (Manchester City), B Foster (West Brom), F Forster (Celtic)

Defenders

G Johnson (Liverpool), P Jagielka (Everton), G Cahill (Chelsea), C Smalling (Manchester United), P Jones (Manchester United), L Baines (Everton), L Shaw (Southampton)

Midfielders

S Gerrard (Liverpool, capt), F Lampard (Chelsea), J Henderson (Liverpool), J
Milner (Manchester City), J Wilshere (Arsenal), R Barkley (Everton), A Lallana
(Southampton), R Sterling (Liverpool), A Oxlade-Chamberlain (Arsenal)

Strikers

W Rooney (Manchester United), D Sturridge (Liverpool), D Welbeck (Manchester United), R Lambert (Southampton).

Standby-players

Michael Carrick (Manchester United), Andy Carroll (West Ham United), Tom Cleverley (Manchester United), Jermain Defoe (Toronto FC), Jon Flanagan (Liverpool), John Ruddy (Norwich City), John Stones (Everton)

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