Michael Mancienne and Dexter Blackstock have been named in the England Under-21 squad for next month's European qualifiers.

The pair were called up for the first time in their careers at this level when they were named for the friendly against Romania at Bristol City on August 21st, a game that finished 1-1.

Mancienne came on as a second-half substitute for Stuart Pearce's men and will be hoping for more involvement in the next two matches.

Blackstock, meanwhile, was an unused substitute at Ashton Gate and will be looking for his opportunity to make an impact on the pitch this time around.

England's opening fixtures of the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship see them travel to face Montenegro on Friday 7th September before tackling Bulgaria four days later in Sofia.

Full Squad: Ben Alnwick - Tottenham Hotspur; Joe Hart - Manchester City; Joe Lewis - Morecambe (loan); Martin Cranie - Portsmouth; Craig Gardner - Aston Villa; Michael Mancienne - QPR (loan); Nedum Onuoha - Manchester City; Andrew Taylor - Middlesbrough; Steven Taylor - Newcastle United; David Wheater - Middlesbrough; Tom Huddlestone - Tottenham Hotspur; Adam Johnson - Middlesbrough; Michael Johnson - Manchester City; Michael Kightly - Wolverhampton Wanderers; James Milner - Newcastle United; Fabrice Muamba - Birmingham City; Mark Noble - West Ham United; Andrew Surman - Southampton; Gabriel Agbonlahor - Aston Villa; Dexter Blackstock - QPR; Matt Derbyshire - Blackburn Rovers; Luke Moore - Aston Villa; Theo Walcott - Arsenal.