Yanga-Mbiwa: Taylor deserves England cap

The French international watched on as Taylor, sometimes single-handedly, kept the big-spending Russians and their prolific striker Samuel Eto'o at bay over 180 minutes in Newcastle's 1-0 aggregate win.

Taylor's eye-catching display came hours after Roy Hodgson had named his England squad for back-to-back World Cup qualifiers next week where he chose to omit the Newcastle man who has yet to play a senior international for his country.

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