Man Utd trio called up to Brazil squad for September fixtures against Ghana & Tunisia

Manchester United trio Casemiro, Fred and Antony have been called up to Brazil’s squad for their double header of friendlies later this month.

A Selecao face Ghana and Tunisia in their final warm-up games ahead of the World Cup in  November and December.

Brazil have been drawn in Group G for the tournament along with Serbia, Switzerland and Cameroon, and have selected a 26-man squad for the friendlies, which will likely form the basis of the group that is selected in Qatar.

The inclusion of Casemiro, Fred and Antony was expected, although Fred’s lack of game-time may have been a concern for manager Tite.

He’s also called up Ederson from Manchester City, the Premier League champions’ only representative in the squad.

However, ex-Blue Gabriel Jesus is a surprising omission given his impressive start to the new season, while Gabriel Martinelli has also missed out, along with Philippe Coutinho of Aston Villa.

There are 11 Premier League stars named in the 26-man squad from seven different sides, including the likes of Alisson, Thiago Silva, Fabinho and Bruno Guimaraes.

Brazil squad in full

Alisson (Liverpool), Ederson (Manchester City), Weverton (Palmeiras), Marquinhos (Paris Saint-Germain), Thiago Silva (Chelsea), Eder Militao (Real Madrid), Bremer (Juventus) Ibanez (Roma), Danilo (Juventus), Alex Sandro (Juventus), Alex Telles (Sevilla), Casemiro (Manchester United),  Fabinho (Liverpool), Fred (Manchester United), Bruno Guimaraes (Newcastle United), Lucas Paqueta (West Ham United), Everton Ribeiro (Flamengo), Antony (Manchester United), Matheus Cunha (Atletico Madrid), Rodrygo (Real Madrid), Vinicius Jr. (Real Madrid), Raphinha (Barcelona), Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur), Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain), Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), Pedro (Flamengo).