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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
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Robbie Hanratty

Thomas Tuchel’s England era begins as Rangers star features for opponents

Rangers’ Nedim Bajrami is among the Albania starting XI as they take on England at Wembley this evening.

The World Cup qualifying clash marks the first game since Thomas Tuchel replaced Gareth Southgate in the England hot seat.

Eyes will be cast on this encounter from around the world, so Bajrami and his Albanian teammates will be desperate to spring an early surprise on Tuchel’s Three Lions tenure. 

Bajrami, 26, has made 37 appearances for Rangers this season, scoring five times.

(Image: PA) Here's the team line-ups in full...

England: Jordan Pickford, Kyle Walker, Ezri Konsa, Dan Burn, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Declan Rice, Curtis Jones, Phil Foden, Jude Bellingham, Marcus Rashford, Harry Kane.

Albania: Thomas Strakosha, Ivan Balliu, Arlind Ajeti, Berat Djimsiti, Naser Aliji, Kristjan Asllani, Ylber Ramadani, Jasir Asani, Qazim Laci, Nedim Bajrami, Myrto Uzuni.

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