Ian Wright pulls no punches after Jude Bellingham strop in England win over Albania

It comes after the midfielder was left out of the October squad and brought on as a substitute in Thursday's 2-0 win over Serbia.

Tuchel decided to substitute him for Morgan Rogers with just six minutes to go.

After the game, the Three Lions boss faced questions from the press, in which journalists suggested that the player threw his arms up and stormed off the pitch in frustration when he was substituted.

Wright defended Bellingham and argued the controversy is manufactured to fuel discussion ahead of this summer's World Cup.

The former Arsenal star wrote on social media: "They need to create this kind of beef because there's nothing else to talk about till the World Cup so it's gonna be this all the way to the World Cup.

"They hate that they can't get to him."

The Premier League legend added: "They hate that they can't negatively influence his club career like they have done to so many before him.

"A blessed young man with talent and love in abundance."

Tuchel did admit to Bellingham being unhappy after being substituted in the press conference following the match.

He said: "Yeah he didn't like it but no-one likes it. But that's how it is, Morgan [Rogers] didn't like to be out and didn't deserve to be out but that was the decision. Jude was also on a yellow card and I made the decision before the second goal and the decision stands."

Later, in his post-match press conference, Tuchel added: "I have to review it. I saw he was not happy, I don't want to make it bigger at the moment than it is.

"To a certain degree, if you have a player like Jude that is so competitive that never likes it.

"My words stand, we are about standards, level and commitment to each other and respect to each other.

"We will not change our decision just because someone waves their arms."

The former Bayern Munich, Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain boss said: "Nice match, I love it. Serbia was difficult, today was difficult, emotional. We were fully in control, then suddenly lost some control and to overcome difficult moments, and to overcome the atmosphere like this and open the match with a set-piece goal.

"So much good stuff and quality to see the game out. Everyone is happy and they fully deserved it. I felt we were invested but also it was difficult to break them down.

"It needed one little moment, a set piece or a moment of magic, to open the match and gain a little bit of confidence and get into their heads so we had to wait but we were non-stop.

"We also wanted to give signals from the bench with offensive changes that we want to win and now, we keep on pushing."