Football news – Marcus Rashford returns to Manchester United after withdrawing from England squad
/dnl.eurosport.com/sd/img/placeholder/eurosport_logo_1x1.png){kind=logo}
Published 21/03/2019 at 17:27 GMT
Marcus Rashford has withdrawn from England’s squad for the upcoming Euro 2020 qualifiers against Czech Republic and Montenegro due to an ankle injury.
Marcus Rashford spurned a glorious early opportunity to break the deadlock
Image credit: Getty Images
The striker has returned to Manchester United, while England manager Gareth Southgate confirmed he will not bring in a replacement.
England have been hit by a string of injuries ahead of the qualifying opener against the Czech Republic at Wembley on Friday.
Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold pulled out with a back problem on Wednesday, with Fabian Delph, John Stones, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Luke Shaw also withdrawing.
Southgate confirmed Jordan Pickford would start in goal for Friday’s match, and said he would not hesitate playing teenagers Jadon Sancho and Callum Hudson-Odoi from the start.
Sancho, 18, made his England debut last year, while fellow 18-year-old Hudson-Odoi received his first senior call-up after Southgate was forced to bring in replacements.
Scan me
Related Topics
Share this article
Advertisement
Advertisement