called up to the England squad under manager Bobby Robson. His debut came on 16 November 1988, at the age of 21, in the 1–1 friendly draw against Saudi Arabia in Riyadh, thus becoming the first player in Arsenals history to play at five different levels for his country. Thomas made his second and final England senior appearance just over a year later, on 13 December 1989 in a 2–1 friendly win over Yugoslavia. Personal life After retiring from football, Thomas set up his own security service. He also plays for the Liverpool legends team and currently resides in the city of Liverpool. In 2019, Thomas featured as a guest substitute player in season one of the ITV show Harry's Heroes, which featured former football manager Harry Redknapp attempting get a squad of former England international footballers back fit and healthy for a game against Germany legends. Honours Arsenal Football League First Division: 1988–89, 1990–91 Football League Cup: 1986–87 FA Charity Shield: 1991 Liverpool FA Cup: 1991–92 Football League Cup: 1994–95 Individual Arsenal Player of the Season Award: 1987−88 References General Specific External links Profile at LFCHistory.net Thisisanfield.com Forgotten Heroes Michael Thomas index at Sporting-heroes.net England profile Anfield 89 - Arseweb on Thomas' most famous day 1967 births Living people Footballers from Lambeth Black British sportsmen English footballers Association football midfielders Arsenal F.C. players Portsmouth F.C. players Liverpool F.C. players Middlesbrough F.C. players Wimbledon F.C. players Premier League players English Football League players S.L. Benfica footballers S.L. Benfica B players Primeira Liga players Segunda Divisão players England youth international footballers England under-21 international footballers England B international footballers England international footballers English expatriate footballers English expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate footballers in Portugal FA Cup Final players