Nice selective quoting.
Gray is far better than Lingard and Blackman's fine form (at the time of my post) stalled when he made the mistake of moving to Derby.
Expect him to kick on when he finds the right club. (I'd have him here.)
Northern Ireland topped their qualifying group fielding only 3 players who play in the English top flight. The Premier league is not the world class standard of football the marketing people would have you believe.
If he didn't play for Man Utd he'd have no chance of a call up.
Why doesn't Hodgson look to the Championship? Andre Gray or Nick Blackman are better options than Lingard