Marcus Rashford of Manchester United has stated that he was not called up to head coach Gareth Southgate’s England squad for the upcoming Nations League matches against Italy and Germany due to an ‘untimely injury.’
After missing the previous two squads, Rashford was back in contention for England after a strong start to the season at Manchester United.
On Wednesday night, it was reported that England medics were performing late checks on Rashford’s fitness due to a muscular injury before his exclusion was confirmed on Thursday when Southgate announced his 28-man squad.
As a result of his exclusion from the squad, Rashford took to his Twitter account on Thursday to confirm why he won’t be featuring in upcoming games against Italy and Germany before reassuring England fans that his desire to represent the Three Lions has not changed.
“Good luck to the boys later today @ManUtd. In regards to @England every player wants to represent their country and I’m no different!
“Unfortunately I’m not ready yet as I’ve picked up an untimely injury,” Rashford tweeted.