Manchester City midfielder Phil Foden was been recalled to the England squad for their forthcoming matches Thursday but Manchester United forward Mason Greenwood remains in exile after the pair's novel coronavirus protocol breach.
Foden and Greenwood were sent home in disgrace after inviting local women into the bio-secure England team hotel following their international debuts in September's Nations League clash against Iceland in Reykjavik.
England coach Gareth Southgate left the youngsters out of his squad for October's matches as punishment and branded their behavior in the midst of the pandemic as "unacceptable".
But Foden has since scored three times in six Premier League games, catching the eye with his impressive form for City.
The 20-year old was rewarded with a recall by Southgate ahead of next week's friendly against the Republic of Ireland and the Nations League matches against Belgium and Iceland.
Speaking at a news conference, Southgate said they had both been isolated from the rest of the squad and would travel back to the UK separately
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Greenwood was not so fortunate and the 19-year old once again missed out on a place in the squad, despite the absence of injured Southampton striker Danny Ings.
City forward Raheem Sterling was recalled as expected after missing the October international break due to a minor hamstring injury.
United keeper Dean Henderson is the only uncapped player in Southgate's 29-man squad, with Jordan Pickford selected despite his ongoing inconsistent form for Everton, which led to Robin Olsen replacing him in goal last weekend.
Chelsea right-back Reece James and United centre-back Harry Maguire are included after the pair were sent off as England lost 1-0 at home to Denmark in their previous match.