England boss Capello ponders shock call-up for Sunderland's Henderson

23 December 2009 07:59
Jordan Henderson's impressive form for Sunderland has captured the attention of England manager Fabio Capello.[LNB]The midfielder, 19, has not even represented England at Under 21 level yet, having made one appearance for the Under 19 team.[LNB]But Henderson stood out in an extraordinary encounter with Manchester City on Saturday, scoring once and creating another goal in a match that ended in a 4-3 defeat for Steve Bruce's side.[LNB] Progressing nicely: Henderson (right)[LNB]Henderson, who can play on the right wing or more centrally, will have to maintain that level of performance to have any hope of breaking into Capello's squad before the World Cup next summer.[LNB]But he is now among those players whose progress Capello intends to check on, if not for South Africa then for the European Championship qualifying campaign.[LNB] Bruce makes £8m bid to take Spurs defender Dawson to SunderlandWe've gone soft! Sunderland boss Steve Bruce hits out as FA ban Michael Turner for four matches over elbow on BarrySUNDERLAND FC

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