London, May 8 -- Former England captain Wayne Rooney says it is "mind-boggling" that Trent Alexander-Arnold was not included in Thomas Tuchel's final squad before the head coach makes his World Cup selection.
Alexander-Arnold has featured regularly for Real Madrid since recovering from thigh problem in January but was overlooked for England's friendlies against Uruguay and Japan in March, despite Chelsea right-back Reece James being absent through injury.
Arsenal full-back Ben White started both those games, scoring England's opener in the 1-1 draw with Uruguay, according to BBC Sport.
"No disrespect to Ben White - I think he's fantastic player - but for him to be in the squad and playing ahead of Trent is mind-boggling," Rooney said on ...