Mount, surrounded by Hull players above, is likely one of the reasons why Southgate is watching Derby tonight

Gareth Southgate is making good on his recent pledge to consider handing England call-ups to players at lower league clubs by rejecting the chance to take in a Champions League tie this evening in favour of a Championship fixture.

The England manager has chosen to attend Derby County’s league game against Blackburn Rovers at Pride Park, where he intends to play close attention to the home side’s on-loan midfield player Mason Mount, rather than the more glamourous Champions League match between Liverpool and Paris Saint-Germain, which is likely to feature three players from the squad who faced Spain and Switzerland earlier this month.

Southgate’s assistant, Steve Holland, has also opted to miss the Champions League this evening and will be at Aston Villa’s Championship game