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Liverpool icon Barnes says Sunderland striker Bent always unlikely

Liverpool icon John Barnes wasn't surprised by Darren Bent's omission from England's World Cup squad.

The Sunderland striker was left out by Fabio Capello.

Ex-Three Lions winger Barnes said: "We get caught up in how many strikers to take but no other country in the world will take more than four. I wouldn't have taken five."

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