Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford and Arsenal midfielder Bukayo Saka are doubtful for England's three World Cup qualifiers, manager Gareth Southgate said ahead of Thursday's opener against San Marino at Wembley.
FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Premier League - Manchester United v West Ham United - Old Trafford, Manchester, Britain - March 14, 2021 Manchester United's Marcus Rashford reacts Pool via REUTERS/Peter PowellMANCHESTER, England: Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford and Arsenal midfielder Bukayo Saka are doubtful for England's three World Cup qualifiers, manager Gareth Southgate said ahead of Thursday's opener against San Marino at Wembley.
Rashford missed United's FA Cup defeat at Leicester City on Sunday due to a foot injury and has yet to train with England, while Saka is still having his hamstring injury treated by his club."They’re both doubtful, I'd say Marcus more doubtful than Bukayo at the moment. We’re going to assess them, Marcus has been very keen to be with us. He wasn’t with us so much in the autumn so he’s been keen to be part of the group," Southgate told reporters on Wednesday.
Injuries mean Southgate is without a number of players including Liverpool's Jordan Henderson, Aston Villa's Jack Grealish and Borussia Dortmund's Jadon Sancho."We have clearly lost a lot of players coming into the camp, we did in the Autumn as well, that is something we are having to cope with but that is an opportunity for other players as well," he said.
"And of course we’ve got to be just as fresh for the games with Albania and Poland as we do tomorrow night so that’s not an unusual challenge for us and our coaching team, and for our medical team and physical performance team."Southgate suggested that captain Harry Kane would be one of the players whose time would be rationed, laughing off the idea that the Spurs striker would have a say in the matter."So that won’t be happening.
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