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Waddle: Aston Villa captain Grealish deserved more England minutes

Former Tottenham star Chris Waddle says Jack Grealish deserved more action for England after their 0-0 draw with Nations League qualifying rivals Denmark.

Leeds midfielder Kalvin Phillips and Wolves defender Conor Coady started for their full debuts.

Jack Grealish was a 76th-minute substitute and BBC Radio 5 Live pundit Waddle thinks he should have been given more time.

The 24-year-old Aston Villa midfielder, who has just finished his first season as a Premier League regular, stayed on the bench in the recent win over Iceland.

"These were two good games to have a look at Jack Grealish," said Waddle. "If Grealish had started both games, would he have been a weakness in the team? No he wouldn't.

"So where would you play him? Jadon Sancho is not doing it for me - he's doing it for Dortmund, not for England. So you think 'I'll play Grealish in these games and if he's not playing well, bring Sancho on'.

"You know what Sancho can do. If Grealish plays badly you say 'maybe he's not an England player'. But let's see if he could do it and this was the perfect opportunity.

"You can't give him 15 minutes and say 'see what happens' - he might never get another game."

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