Gareth Southgate has announced his England squad to face Scotland and Spain over the next fortnight.

The Three Lions will take on the Scots on Friday in a 2018 World Cup qualifier before facing a resurgent Spain side at Wembley the following Tuesday.

There are some causes for optimism, particularly the inclusion of last season's top scorer Harry Kane and a fit-again Jack Wilshere.

Kane appears to have recovered from the ankle injury that kept him out for six weeks and scored a penalty in the North-London derby, while Wilshere is finding his form on loan at Bournemouth.

But as usual, there are some points of contention over the players Southgate has selected in his 25-man squad. There is no place again for Ross Barkley despite some improvement to his Everton performances, while Wayne Rooney's inclusion will almost certainly split opinion.

Regardless of club from, Rooney's place seems guaranteed as long as he holds the captain's armband. But that debate has been done to death, so here's a look at five more England men who shouldn't have made Southgate's latest squad.

JESSE LINGARD

It's hard to pinpoint a reason why Jesse Lingard is consistently being picked for both Manchester United and England.

The 23-year-old has only registered one assist and failed to score in six appearances so far this season and was ineffective against Malta and Slovenia last month.

Clearly Southgate knows him well from his days playing for the Under-21s and it would seem the winger is disciplined when following his manager's instructions, but it's hard to justify his inclusion above the talents of Michail Antonio or Nathan Redmond.

PHIL JAGIELKA

It's fair to say neither Everton or Phil Jagielka have had a great time since the last England squad was decided.

The Toffees have only won four points from a possible 12 since then, including a shock loss to Burnley and heavy 5-0 defeat to Chelsea at the weekend.

In both games, the 34-year-old looked off the pace while he also conceded two penalties against Manchester City.

It's hard to imagine how well he'd cope against the likes of Spain.

FRASER FORSTER

Unlike some players on this, list Fraser Forster is neither out of form nor sitting on the bench.

The 28-year-old hasn't exactly been in the best of form either, however, failing to keep a clean sheet in his six appearances since the last squad was picked.

The Southampton man hasn't exactly faced a barrage of shots either and has one of the worst save percentages in the league (40% as per NBCSports).

We would liked to have seen his place go to the in-form Jordan Pickford instead, who has managed to save 68.3% of attempts for a struggling Sunderland side.

ANDROS TOWNSEND

Andros Townsend is an interesting player but hasn't performed consistently enough to warrant an England place.

The winger is direct, poses a threat with his dribbling and loves to cut inside a take a shot. Unfortunately though, he only has one goal all season and is yet to notch up an assist.

Can Southgate really afford to a player with such a poor end product?

DANIEL STURRIDGE

With England likely to play with only one up front, it doesn't seem necessary to include so many strikers.

Southgate has Harry Kane, Jamie Vardy, Daniel Sturridge and Marcus Rashford to call on, while Wayne Rooney could obviously also play in that role.

While arguably the best finisher in the side, Sturridge should make way as he is not even in the starting lineup for Liverpool.

Jurgen Klopp clearly doesn't trust the 27-year-old in his pressing system and should Southgate want to play in a similarly brave manner, Sturridge is not the man to lead the line.