Gary Lineker has hailed the Longstaff brothers as part of a rosy future of English football in an upbeat pre-2020 Tweet.
The England legend and Match of the Day host picked out the brothers as two of 19 players listed in a tweet hailing the future of the national team.
The pair started at Manchester United with younger sibling Matty scoring for the second time this season. Sean has enjoyed brighter days as a Newcastle player than in the 4-1 defeat at Old Trafford but has only been involved with the senior team for 12 months and is widely regarded as a midfield talent to watch.
Newcastle turned down £30million offers from Manchester United for Sean in the summer and he has a bright future.
Lineker tweeted: “Never felt more bullish about @England’s future: Trent, Wan-Bissaka, Foden, Mount, Greenwood, Rashford, Rice, Maddison, James, Gomez, Barnes, Sancho, Longstaff, Abraham, Hudson-Odoi, Nelson, Chilwell, Sessegnon...and more. Won’t all crack it, but what an array of talent. HNY.”
Asked which Longstaff brother he was referring to, Lineker replied: “Both.”
The pair have started four Newcastle games together as their meteoric rise continues. Jonjo Shelvey and Isaac Hayden could return against Everton but Head Coach Steve Bruce is a big fan of the North Shields siblings, and is hoping Matty pens a new deal soon.
