There has been quite a lot of breaking news this morning with Michael Carrick confirmed as Manchester United boss and Pep Guardiola announcing his departure from Man City.

Tuchel learned about the latter whilst doing his press conference explaining his squad decisions.

"They are just two of the names [Rogers and Bellingham] who are potential starters in the same position,” Tuchel said.

“There is still variety in these positions, so they can also play together, that should not be a problem.

"If they compete for one position through the tournament, I think it is possible to compete as accomplices and you don't have to be enemies.

“In the example of Morgan Rogers and Jude Bellingham, they are friends anyway. We have a couple of others. Bukayo Saka, Noni who fight for the same place in the club.

“I strongly believe it is possible that you fight for your place and still push your friend, colleague, especially in international football to the best possible performance. We took a lot of care about that, this energy is right.”

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"This is how I want the team to play, this is how I want the team to develop,” Tuchel continued

“This is why we picked that squad and this is why I’m so sure we picked the right squad. It is about building a brotherhood. It is about building excitement and a certain energy.

"Then I feel we can transmit this to our fans who are either in the stadium or back here in England pushing. Once we get this energy right, everything is possible. We said it very early, we will try to go all the way. We will try to win this tournament.”

The England manager was also asked how he plans on helping England end a 60-year wait to win the World Cup.

He said: "I heard recently a quote from Rafa Nadal, who said ‘I’m not a winner, I am a competitor, I’m a challenger’.

“That is basically how I arrive in the US for this tournament. I arrive with hunger, I arrive with excitement and I arrive as a competitor and as a challenger.

“I think that is the role for us as a team.”

"I think Dean [Henderson] is not an issue, we have Jason Steele in camp. We can start with three goalkeepers and we have four,” he said when explained which extra players will travel with the squad.

Tuchel added: "We will take some young players out who will train with us and keep the squad in the size that we need, we have all the possibilities for the two friendly matches to take care about the minutes and the load off the players so this will be Alex Scott, Rio Ngumoha, Josh King and there will be one more player which we cannot name because it is not confirmed yet.

“I am happy that these guys are with us, especially Alex who was even on the list of 55 and had a disappointing phone call as well, that he didn't make the first cut but the reaction was outstanding - the commitment, the wish to be in pre-camp and to just be a step closer to the team showed me his character.

“I am delighted he is with us because he was a close call and gets a chance to take a step closer and to get a cap."

"We had a March camp and we had a June camp and it was pretty clear for us who should be in there,” he said.

“I see no value in sharing it with you to be honest, so I will keep it to myself.

"It’s a group of five or six players and there is always like a fluidity that is possible in the group, but they took ownership. They took care and they were massively influential.

"I was very, very happy with the way they acted and interacted and how they stepped up, so there is no need to change that."

Manchester United’s Harry Maguire was ‘shocked’ and ‘gutted’ about missing out on one of the places for defence but there were surprises in midfield too as neither Manchester City’s Phil Foden nor Chelsea’s Cole Palmer were included in the squad.

More from Tuchel speaking about Harry Maguire. He said: "Still I was a bit surprised because we had a private conversation and he had the chance to express his feelings which he did and this is fair enough because I can see all the reasons why he could be in the squad.

“But, the decision is that we stood firmly with our central defenders that carried us through September, October and November.

"Some of them are part of the leadership group that took ownership and set the standards high. It was a decision for these 26 players, even if it feels against individuals."

The England boss also addressed the statement from Harry Maguire last night in which the defender expressed shock at being left out of the squad.

"I was a bit surprised, but I respect his personality a lot, I respect his quality a lot,” Tuchel said.

“He has had an outstanding season, I can see the disappointment, I can see the reason behind the disappointment.”