Jack Grealish received England explanation from Thomas Tuchel – Everton loanee admits to chat with Three Lions boss

Jack Grealish revealed that he got a call from England manager Thomas Tuchel after failing to make his 24-member Three Lions squad for the upcoming international games against Wales and Latvia. Grealish moved to Everton from Manchester City on loan this summer and has got off to a bright start under David Moyes and also won the Player of the Month award for August.

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  Grealish, Bellingham out of Tuchel's squad

  Tuchel announced a 24-member England squad last Friday for their upcoming international games against Wales and Latvia. While players like Marcus Rashford, Eberechi Eze and Anthony Gordon made the cut, Real Madrid's Jude Bellingham and City loanee Grealish's names were glaringly missing. 

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  Tuchel faced criticism for leaving out in-form stars

  England fans were left fuming after the Three Lions' squad announcement as several big names, like Bellingham, Grealish, Phil Foden and Adam Wharton were overlooked while veteran midfielder Jordan Henderson made it into Tuchel's squad. 

• Grealish had a chat with Tuchel

  Speaking to after Everton's clash against Crystal Palace on Sunday, Grealish said: "First of all, you want to play well for your club, because that’s what we do every week. But, obviously, you want to be in the England squad. But I do understand it. I spoke to the manager there, and I understand that there’s a lot of competition, especially in that left-wing spot at the moment.

  "Rashy’s [Marcus Rashford] flying, Eze, Anthony Gordon, you know, everyone’s doing so well. I can’t really complain, it is what it is. Hopefully, I can just keep performing and keep influencing games."

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  Grealish scores Everton's winner against Palace

  Everton came back from behind to beat Crystal Palace 2-1 at home in a crucial Premier League fixture. After Daniel Munoz handed Palace the lead in the first half, Iliman Ndiaye brought the Toffees back into the game before Grealish scored a 93rd-minute winner. The winger now has two goals and four assists from his first 10 matches for Everton.