Liverpool striker Crouch has been ruled out of next week's friendly in Denmark because of injury, while Johnson is hoping relegation with Crystal Palace has not put an end to his international dream.

Now England Head Coach Eriksson has outlined his plans for the duo and admits both have chances to be selected in future.

He said: "For me, Crouch is very interesting. Obviously, if we have Defoe, Rooney and Owen, then he can complement those three very well.

"If he's good enough, he's very interesting because of his height and he wins everything up there, but he also has good feet. It will be very interesting to see what he does this season at Liverpool. That was a big step for him.

"As for Johnson, I went to see him in a friendly against West Ham and Tord went to see them against Luton. We will send people there regularly. I don't know yet how many times I will go there, but we will look at him, as much as we look at other players.

"When I went to the West Ham game, the Crystal Palace chairman asked me if Andy Johnson was completely out of the national team if he stayed. My simple answer to that was 'no, he's not'."

Sven has also been keeping a close eye on Manchester United, where striker Alan Smith is being tried out in midfield - and touted as a potential long-term replacement for Roy Keane.

"I think it's very interesting," he said. "Last season, Sir Alex said that he had plans to see if he would be a very good central midfielder. I will watch closely."