England U21s Call Up the Wrong Manchester United Youngster in Gaffe

England under-21 manager Gareth Southgate was left fuming when an administrative error saw the wrong Manchester United youngster called up to his squad.

Michael Keane, a highly rated young centre-half, was selected for the squad to face Wales in midweek.

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However, he was pulled from the squad just an hour before kick-off, and it has subsequently emerged that his twin brother, William, had been brought into the squad instead by error.

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William is also on the books at Old Trafford. He is currently on loan at Queens Park Rangers. Michael joined Blackburn Rovers on loan this week.

In quotes reported by the Metro, Southgate said:

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We had an admin error so Michael wasn’t registered. I don’t know exactly why yet, it’s not one I’ve seen before.

I feel really bad for the lad as he’s a key part of what we’re doing.

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Remarkably, it's not even the first gaffe of this kind in recent weeks. In February, Russia boss Fabio Capello was left red-faced after a player called Andrey Semenov was called up—and a different player of the same name was picked.