Twitter goes into MELTDOWN as Smalling, Shaw, Barkley and Gibbs receive England call-ups

ROY HODGSON'S inclusion of Chris Smalling, Luke Shaw, Ross Barkley and Kieran Gibbs has sparked outrage on Twitter.

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Roy Hodgson's England squad receives heavy criticism on Twitter

Hodgson named the four players in his 24-man squad for the March 27 Euro 2016 Group E qualifier against Lithuania at Wembley and the friendly against Italy later this month.

Tottenham's Harry Kane stole the headlines by earning his first Three Lions call-up, but many were left aggrieved by several other inclusions.

Twitter users were mostly concerned with the likes of Manchester United defenders Smalling and Shaw, Everton's Barkley and Arsenal's Gibbs - .

And here are a few examples:

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