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Thomas Tuchel stated that he has "no conflict" with Jack Grealish after the trio were omitted the Three Lions squad for upcoming matches against Latvia and Wales.

The midfielder has not been recalled despite recovering from a shoulder injury, whereas the Manchester City and Everton players also miss out despite displaying improved form with their clubs.

Tuchel revealed that Bellingham wanted to be included of the squad, having spoken with him on the phone.

"Bellingham is a special player, and for exceptional talents there can often be exceptions," the coach remarked about Bellingham, who's only started once since returning to fitness.

"But we decided to maintain the straightforward decision of calling up the identical squad.

"Bellingham always deserves to be here. There is also the situation that he has not quite regained his full rhythm yet at Real Madrid - he has not completed a full game.

"He expressed a desire to be called up. We conducted a phone call."

Tuchel was keen to emphasize his positive relationship with Bellingham after he said sorry to him earlier this year for calling his on-pitch behavior as "disgusting" in a live interview.

The German explained that he used the words "without meaning to" and promised to be more careful in future.

When asked if he had a problem with the player, he responded: "None. There is no issue either with Foden or Grealish.

"Phil is returning to influencing and shaping games for his club. Jack is almost to returning to the top form of himself.

"There exists no personal issue."

Saka taking the place of the hurt Noni Madueke is the only change to last month's team, with Loftus-Cheek and Jarell Quansah keeping their spots after being late additions last month due to fitness concerns.

England play Wales in a friendly at Wembley on Thursday before a World Cup qualifier in the Latvian capital on October 14.

If the team triumph in Latvia, they will require a up to two points from their remaining two qualifiers - against Albania and Serbia in November - to earn a place in the upcoming World Cup in North America.

Strong Performance By the Manager

England delivered their finest performance significantly under the manager's guidance when they beat the Serbian team 5-0 on the road in the Serbian capital in their previous match.

Tuchel says that performance made it an easy decision to keep largely the identical group, though "there are absolutely no guarantees" for every squad member regarding selection.

"The last camp was only a few weeks ago and the cohesion and morale was on the highest level. That is why we chose to call up the identical players to this camp," he said.

"Phil is in a very good moment. Wharton deserves to be with us. Jones and Chalobah are earning playing time with their teams.

"We have players who warrant to be here. Palmer is unfit and is a special player. It will consistently remain the case.

"Is our team a better team with Bellingham? Absolutely. But I mentioned before, what do we do if Jude is injured before the World Cup? Do we just cancel?"

The Manager's Media Briefing Gets Noticed

Thomas Tuchel once more delivered a headline-grabbing news conference.

Tuchel, a expert of managing his interactions with the media, started with an opening statement to explain his reasoning for his selections.

Bellingham is fit and available and wanted to come to camp, but the coach has said he preferred not to alter the team significantly after a impressive five-goal win over their opponents - where the manager noted unity was at an all-time high.

However with Tuchel not including Bellingham, and his repeated comments about team spirit, it is difficult to avoid link the aspects - although he insisted multiple times how Bellingham is "special" and that there is "no issue" between him and one of England's star players.

Tuchel has always made it evident that he wanted to make the England squad seem like a club side and, by keeping the same squad after a big victory, he has achieved that. But the inquiries will arise once more in the following session if the team perform strongly in these upcoming fixtures.