City Academy gun-slingers Angus Gunn and Kean Bryan have been included in England’s U17 squad for next month’s Algarve Tournament in Portugal.

Coach John Peacock has named a 20-man group for the annual competition which acts as an ideal warm-up for the Euro Elite Qualifying Round which takes place in March.

The Young Lions will face games against hosts Portugal, Germany and the Netherlands.

England won last year’s tournament, beating France 2-1 in their final match after drawing with the Netherlands and beating Portugal in the opener.

The Squad:

Goalkeepers: Dan Atkinson (Leeds United), Angus Gunn (Manchester City).

Defenders: Josh Aina (Chelsea), Ricardo Calder (Aston Villa), Joseph Gomez (Charlton Athletic), Callum Jones (West Bromwich Albion), Ben O’Hanlon (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Connor Ogilvie (Tottenham Hotspur).

Midfielders: Bamidele Alli (MK Dons), Reise Alassani (Crystal Palace), Kean Bryan (Manchester City), Charlie Colkett (Chelsea), Dan Crowley (Aston Villa), Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea), Bryn Morris (Middlesbrough).

Forwards: Mason Bennett (Derby County), Alex Gilliead (Newcastle United), George Green (Everton), Alex Iwobi (Arsenal), Ryan Seagar (Southampton).