Southgate offers Shaw fitness update and reveals England’s new leadership group

Gareth Southgate says all his players are available to face Serbia but a decision will be made on Luke Shaw.

England kick-off their Euro 2024 campaign on Sunday, live on talkSPORT, as they look to win the tournament for the first time ever.

Southgate has travelled to Germany with his talented 26-man squad, although concerns have been raised over the defence.

Manchester United left-back Shaw was called up despite missing a large chunk of the season with a muscle injury.

However, fans received a boost over his fitness when Southgate confirmed that the entire team are available for selection.

“Everyone is available,” he said during his pre-match press conference on Saturday evening.

“We have a decision whether Luke [Shaw] is a possible to use from the bench or not but everyone has trained today and is available.”

Should Shaw not start from the get-go, then it is likely that Kieran Tripper will start at left-back in their Euro 2024 opener.

Southgate’s squad boasts a lot of experience on the big stage, with Harry Kane their captain and Kyle Walker now acting as vice.

However, the England boss has also revealed that two new names have been added to their leadership group for the tournament.

“I think we have a very open relationship with all of the players. We’ve put a small leadership group together for this tournament with Harry, Kyle Walker, Declan Rice and Jude Bellingham.

“There’s a different dynamic to this group with a lot of younger players. I don’t want to leave here with any stone unturned. I don’t want to miss anything. The players have good views.”

After facing Serbia, England will play Denmark and Slovenia in their remaining Group C fixtures before the knockout stages.

The Three Lions suffered heartbreak in their penalty shootout defeat to Italy in the Euro 2020 final but are one of the favourites to go all the way this summer.