THERE are three Saints players in the England Under-21s squad to face Kazakhstan and Bosnia & Herzegovina in their final two Euro Qualifiers next month.

Following the appointment of regular U21s head coach Gareth Southgate as interim senior team manager earlier this week, U20s boss Aidy Boothroyd will be taking charge for the trip to Aktobe next Thursday and then the game with Bosnia in Walsall on Tuesday 11 October.

Boothroyd has named a 22-man squad for the double-header, with England knowing that a result from either of the two games will be enough to see them qualify for next summer’s Euro Finals in Poland.

Saints trio James Ward-Prowse, who was Southgate's captain, Nathan Redmond and Matt Targett have all been named in the squad.

Manchester United's Marcus Rashford has been left out, fuelling speculation he will be named in Southgate's first England senior squad this weekend.

SQUAD Goalkeepers: Jonathan Mitchell (Derby County), Jordan Pickford (Sunderland), Freddie Woodman (Newcastle United) Defenders: Calum Chambers (Middlesbrough, loan from Arsenal), Ben Chilwell (Leicester City), Brendan Galloway (West Bromwich Albion, loan from Everton), Rob Holding (Arsenal), Mason Holgate (Everton), Dominic Iorfa (Wolves), Matt Targett (Southampton) Midfielders: Lewis Baker (Vitesse Arnhem, loan from Chelsea), Nathaniel Chalobah (Chelsea), Isaac Hayden (Newcastle United), Will Hughes (Derby County), Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea), John Swift (Reading), James Ward-Prowse (Saints) Forwards: Tammy Abraham (Bristol City, loan from Chelsea), Demarai Gray (Leicester City), Jack Grealish (Aston Villa), Nathan Redmond (Southampton), Duncan Watmore (Sunderland)