Mason Mount and Marcus Rashford PULL OUT of Gareth Southgate’s England squad
Marcus Rashford and Mason Mount PULL OUT of Gareth Southgate’s England squad, along with Nick Pope, as injuries rule them out… and Tottenham’s Fraser Forster is called up
- Gareth Southgate has been hit with several injuries ahead of England’s qualifiers
- Despite losing three players, he has only called up Fraser Forster to the squad
- England kick off their Euro 2024 qualifying campaign against Italy and Ukraine
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Marcus Rashford has withdrawn from England’s Euro 2024 qualifiers with Italy and Ukraine, in a major blow to manager Gareth Southgate.
The in-form Manchester United forward suffered a knock during his team’s 3-1 win over Fulham in Sunday’s FA Cup quarter-final.
Neither United nor the FA confirmed specifics of the injury or the severity of it on Monday, but sources insist the problem is genuine and serious enough to prevent his selection.
Rashford returned from the World Cup as one of England’s stars of the tournament, scoring three goals.
He was in line to start against Italy and Ukraine given his blistering form at club level, with Raheem Sterling unavailable due to a hamstring injury.
Marcus Rashford has withdrawn from the England squad to face Italy and Ukraine this week
Nick Pope (left) and Mason Mount (right) have also left the injury-stricken Three Lions squad
The severity of Rashford’s injury hasn’t been confirmed by Manchester United or England
But Southgate will have to make do without the 25-year-old — who has scored 30 goals this season — for the start of England’s qualifying campaign.
His omission will open the door to Manchester City forwards Phil Foden or Jack Grealish being given roles in the games.
Mason Mount has also pulled out as he continues to recover from injury.
Chelsea boss Graham Potter last week spoke of his surprise at Mount’s selection given his ongoing injury problems.
The midfielder has not played since February 26 due to a pelvic complaint. Newcastle goalkeeper Nick Pope has also withdrawn with a minor injury and has been replaced by Tottenham’s Fraser Forster. Forster’s last England cap came against Australia in May 2016.
Southgate is not planning on naming replacements for Rashford or Mount, despite the emergence of Solly March and Morgan Gibbs-White.
