Wednesday, 22 March 2017

England set to face Germany with Michael Keane in three-man defence

• Keane in line to win first cap in reshaped backline with Cahill and Smalling
• Jake Livermore also expected to start friendly in Dortmund

Gareth Southgate is planning a bold change of system that is expected to see Michael Keane make his England debut against Germany on Wednesday as part of a new defensive formation featuring three centre-backs.

England trained on Wednesday to prepare for the game in Dortmund and Southgate experimented with a team that had Keane starting at the back alongside the captain, Gary Cahill, and Chris Smalling, with Kyle Walker and Ryan Bertrand operating as wing-backs.

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