WAYNE ROONEY and Joe Cole have named two players they feel should have made the cut for England's 26-man Euros squad.
The two England internationals were on punditry duty for Channel 4 as England fell to a drab 1-0 defeat to Iceland.
Gareth Southgate initially named a 33-man squad before whittling it down to the final 26-man cut.
The most notable omissions were Harry Maguire and Jack Grealish.
Maguire was struggling with a calf injury, while Grealish misses out due to club form.
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Southgate said the Manchester City winger was "devastated" to find out he had missed the cut.
It has also been reported that a senior star approached Southgate to find out why Grealish had been left out, with the squad surprised by his exclusion.
Cole said he had also been caught by surprise by Grealish's exclusion.
He said: "Maguire has been a stalwart, he's had an injury. That's what Gareth's had to wrestle with.
"Grealish coming out of the squad surprised me. He's been such a focal point for so many years. Gareth thinks other players in his position are performing better."
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Rooney defended Southgate's decisions but admitted he felt Jarrad Branthwaite had been hard done by to miss out.
The Man Utd legend said: "The fans have been crying out for Gareth to make these exciting decisions.
"I would have liked to seen Branthwaite in the squad. He's had an excellent season at Everton."
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Joining Branthwaite, Grealish and Maguire in missing out were James Maddison, Curtis Jones, James Trafford and Jarrell Quansah.
