Lingard was named in Southgate's 33-man provisional squad last month but failed to make the final cut, with the Three Lions boss opting for Ben White over the attacking midfielder after the withdrawal of Trent Alexander-Arnold. 'There were some who are in for the friendlies and have added a lot to the group but we knew Greenwood wasn't a contender with the injury but it was very difficult to speak with Lingard and James Ward-Prowse, who was our captain with the Under-21s,' Southgate said last week. A number of players were extremely close to making the final squad only to narrowly miss out, while others had not been involved in the set-up for some time. The Manchester United forward put his disappointment at missing out on a place in Gareth Southgate's 26-man squad to cheer on the Three Lions against Croatia on Sunday in a beer garden in Cheshire. Unfortunately for Lingard that last place went to Brighton's Ben White, but Lingard did not let it affect him as he cheered on the Three Lions with his friends at a beer garden in Knutsford near Macclesfield.
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