The first question Tuchel was asked related to Jordan Henderson, unsurprisingly. His name, and perhaps that of Marcus Rashford’s, were the surprise inclusions, but Tuchel defended his decision to bring them back into the fold.
“With Jordan, it’s a pretty easy decision,” he said. “He is a serial winner, captain of Ajax, he is available and has played a lot of matches. What he brings to every team is leadership, character, personality, energy.
“He makes sure everyone lives by the standards. He embodies everything we try to build, building a team for our fans, one they can be proud of and identify with. He brings everything.
“With Marcus, a familiar face but a different situation. He had a huge impact at Aston Villa, from the bench mostly. The physical impact was impressive and most importantly, his work rate, his defensive ability and tracking back was impressive.
“I had the strong feeling we should nominate him, bring him in and to push him to stay on that level to not fall back on old routines. This camp is to push him to stay on this level.”
