The coach has selected his latest 25-man squad for the Three Lions' Nations League fixtures against Greece and Finland and insists that players will only be picked for the national team on merit during his spell in the hotseat.

Carsley told reporters: "In the back of my mind, I wanted to make sure it feels fresh... feels that when you get that email or WhatsApp [to say] that you've been called up, that it's an achievement because it shouldn't be something that is taken for granted.

"I thought it was important that it is not just a copy and paste. I want them to feel like they have earned their place in the squad."

Carsley will have the trio of Jude Bellingham, Cole Palmer and Phil Foden available for the first time during his spell as coach during the latest international break and is embracing the challenge of accommodating all of the country's finest attacking talent in the team.

He explained: "When I attended the (UEFA) conference a couple of weeks ago, a lot of the head coaches spoke about how many good players we've got, but they almost referred to it as a problem, whereas I am thinking it's a nice problem to have.

"With the period of the season we are in, I can probably justify why we wouldn't start all three of them at the same time in terms of the amount of games they're playing, what they are going back to and what they have come from.

"What's important is that we get them all on the pitch at some point and we try to find the balance. But, like I say, I think it's a nice problem to have."