Manchester City defender Kyle Walker finally reacts and speaks up after being left out of the England squad against the Republic of Ireland and Finland match for the UEFA Nations League

Kyle Walker, a defender for Manchester City, was recently left out of Lee Carsley’s first England team. He has now spoken out about the mistake.

Walker came back to City late before the 2024–25 season because he played a lot for England at Euro 2024.

So far this season, he hasn’t played. Rico Lewis has been great in his place. Lewis played great in preseason and in the Community Shield against Manchester United. He has kept up his good form since then.

Walker has had to deal with sitting on the bench because of this.

Walker hasn’t played much so far, so new England interim manager Lee Carsley chose not to include the Manchester City veteran in his first squad. Walker has now talked about his feelings about the choice.

Kyle Walker, captain of Man City, says he’s “disappointed” that England didn’t pick him.

Walker’s latest leave out was a little of a surprise.

Walker may have been hoping for minutes with the national team because he hadn’t been getting any with City so far this season. He was a regular under Gareth Southgate.

However, that worked against him because Carsley didn’t pick him for the games against the Republic of Ireland and Finland.

Walker has finally said what he thought about not making Carsley’s first team. He says he’s upset, but he can also understand why the choice was made.

He told them, “I’m disappointed,” as found in The Sun. You just try to show them they’re wrong.

“When you get a new boss, you always expect some changes.” I’m upset because representing your country is always the best thing that can happen.

“But I haven’t played much this season, so you have to deal with it.” So I think it was the right choice for him. I haven’t played well at all since coming back from the Euros.

“All I have to do now is make sure I show him he’s wrong soon.”

Walker was turned down by Carsley, who knows how much he loves playing for his country and is getting close to 100 games for the Three Lions.

The man who makes £175k a week has said, “To represent your country is always the highest thing.” This should wake Walker up a bit.

Leaving him out hasn’t always been because he wasn’t playing well, which gives him hope. He hasn’t played yet this season, though, since Lewis has been so good.

He needs to make the most of his chance when it comes up for City.

Because Lewis is on an interesting rise right now, and Walker’s rise could have a big effect on him this season, both with his club and his country.