Sam Allardyce: 'Joe Hart will be selected in England squad'

Joe Hart barks orders during the Champions League quarter-final between Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain on April 12, 2016
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Manager Sam Allardyce says that Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart will be selected when he names his first England squad on Sunday.

Manager Sam Allardyce has confirmed that goalkeeper Joe Hart will feature in his first England squad, despite his lack of minutes for Manchester City.

Hart made two high-profile mistakes at Euro 2016 and has recently been relegated to the substitutes' bench at the Etihad Stadium, but ahead of naming his squad for the World Cup qualifying fixture away in Slovakia, Allardyce has said that the 29-year-old will be involved.

He told Sky Sports News: "I think in terms of picking Joe and the goalkeeper that he is, he will be in the squad definitely. What will we do? I don't know until I speak to Joe and that will be the same with most players when they arrive and what frame of mind are they in from a mental and physical point of view.

"We'll look at that and make the right selection for Slovakia away and hopefully start with a victory."

Hart - who has won 63 caps for the Three Lions - has recently been linked with a move to Everton.

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