Clyne in England Under-21 squad (From Daily Echo)

Clyne in England Under-21 squad

4:15pm Wednesday 3rd October 2012 in Saints News

Saints defender Nathaniel Clyne has been included in the England Under-21 squad for the Euro 2013 play-off double header against Serbia next week.

England will play the first leg of the tie on Friday, October 12, at Norwich, before travelling to Serbia for the second leg four days later.

Manager Stuart Pearce said: “No matter who you face at this stage of the competition, it’s going to be really tough.

“There are 14 nations left in qualifying all going for just seven slots, alongside hosts Israel, at the finals.

“Serbia, like us, were unbeaten on their way to winning their group, so that illustrates just how difficult it is to qualify for this tournament.”

England squad: Ben Amos (Hull City - loan from Manchester United), Jack Butland (Birmingham City), Declan Rudd (Norwich City), Jason Steele (Middlesbrough), Ryan Bennett (Norwich City), Steven Caulker (Tottenham Hotspur), Nathaniel Clyne (Southampton), Craig Dawson (West Bromwich Albion), Tom Lees (Leeds United), Jack Rodwell (Manchester City), Danny Rose (Sunderland - loan from Tottenham Hotspur), Adam Smith (Tottenham Hotspur), Andre Wisdom (Liverpool), Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), Tom Ince (Blackpool), Henri Lansbury (Nottingham Forest), Jason Lowe (Blackburn Rovers), Josh McEachran (Middlesbrough - loan from Chelsea), Nick Powell (Manchester United), Jonjo Shelvey (Liverpool), Raheem Sterling (Liverpool), Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace), Nathan Delfouneso (Blackpool - loan from Aston Villa), Marvin Sordell (Bolton Wanderers), Andros Townsend (Tottenham Hotspur), Connor Wickham (Sunderland).