'I'm not pessimistic but I'd be furious with Thomas Tuchel over England decision'

Darren Anderton has struggled to wrap his head around why Jordan Henderson has been taken to the World Cup . He called out manager Thomas Tuchel 's decision, insisting he'd be "pretty p***ed off" if he was Cole Palmer or Harry Maguire . Each of those players missed out on a call-up , with Morgan Gibbs-White and Phil Foden other notable omissions. The Three Lions open their campaign against Croatia on Wednesday. Palmer's exclusion in particular raised more than a few eyebrows despite him being off the boil during an injury-hit campaign at Chelsea .