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Pope, Pickford & Henderson tied in battle for England number one

England manager Gareth Southgate knows he has a selection dilemma in the goalkeeper position.

The Three Lions boss must select between Jordan Pickford, Dean Henderson and Nick Pope.

Pickford is still no.1, but the Manchester United and Burnley duo are hot on his heels.

In a recent press conference, Southgate did not indicate a preference towards either of the three.

"We know that Jordan has made errors, Nick actually made errors at the weekend and Dean has only played the League Cup games in changed line ups for the opponents so it is a very close contest," Southgate said to reporters.

"All three, we wouldn't have any hesitation of putting in goal.

"We will make a change tomorrow because it is a good opportunity to get other people on the field, and if you are taking goalkeepers away who are not getting the opportunity to play then that's one of the hardest things.

"We have had keepers over the years who have retired because they have found it a really difficult situation to handle, so I think for the harmony of the squad and group, we have to give people the opportunities to show what they can do, as well as to have the competition. It is a very tight call.

"I always go back to the fact Jordan's performances for us have been excellent. I am not oblivious to his performance at Everton but there can be lots of factors within individual performances at their clubs and we have got to try and help them be in their best form with us, regardless of their situation with their clubs."

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