City quintet called up for England Under-21 duty

Rico Lewis, Cole Palmer, James Trafford (on loan at Bolton) plus James McAtee and Tommy Doyle (both on loan at Sheffield United) have all been selected for the games against France on 25 March and Croatia on 28 March and

It is Lewis’ first call-up for the U21s, having previously represented his country at U16, U18 and U19 level.

Palmer has six caps to date, Trafford two, Doyle nine and McAtee has twice represented the U21s.

Reports on both games will appear on mancity.com.