Four Manchester City players have been named in the England squad for the upcoming friendlies against Switzerland and the Ivory Coast.

Phil Foden, Jack Grealish, Raheem Sterling and John Stones are all included in the 25-man group selected by manager Gareth Southgate, as the Three Lions continue their build-up to the 2022 World Cup finals.

Having booked their place at this winter’s showpiece tournament in Qatar last November, the national side are back in action for the first time in 2022.

England play host to Switzerland at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 26 March, with the kick-off set for 5.30pm. Southgate’s squad then take on Ivory Coast, again at Wembley, on Tuesday, 29 March, kick-off 7.45pm.

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The City quartet will join up with the Three Lions following Sunday’s FA Cup quarter-final against Southampton, returning to the City Football Academy ahead of our Premier League fixture against Burnley on Saturday, 2 April.

We’ll keep you updated with how all our internationals get on during the March break with regular roundups here on mancity.com and our Official App.

ENGLAND SQUAD

Goalkeepers: Jordan Pickford (Everton), Aaron Ramsdale (Arsenal), Nick Pope (Burnley)

Defenders: Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Conor Coady (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Marc Guehi (Crystal Palace), Reece James (Chelsea), Harry Maguire (Manchester United), Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa), Luke Shaw (Manchester United), John Stones (Manchester City), Ben White (Arsenal)

Midfielders: Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund), Conor Gallagher (Crystal Palace), Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), Mason Mount (Chelsea), Declan Rice (West Ham United), James Ward-Prowse (Southampton),

Forwards: Tammy Abraham (AS Roma), Jack Grealish (Manchester City), Phil Foden (Manchester City), Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur), Emile Smith-Rowe (Arsenal), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), Raheem Sterling (Manchester City)