Marcus Rashford

Jadon Sancho and Kyle Walker also omitted from squad with Marc Guehi earns first call-up.

There are some centre-halves that are pushing and were very close. In the biggest games he's been very calm. We felt this is an opportunity to look at the two younger full-backs,” he said. On Rashford’s omission, the England manager said: “He's in the same position as everybody else. “With Kyle, I had a long chat with him. “It's a difficult time for him, he clearly not at his best.

Kyle Walker, Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho were conspicuous by their absence from the latest England squad as Crystal Palace defender Marc Guehi received ...

“In the biggest games he has been really calm, we know a lot about him from the junior teams. Kyle Walker, Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho were conspicuous by their absence from the latest England squad as Crystal Palace defender Marc Guehi received a first call-up. Kyle Walker, Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho were conspicuous by their absence from the latest England squad as Crystal Palace defender Marc Guehi received a first call-up.

Gareth Southgate has also left out Rashford's clubmate Jadon Sancho but has given a first call-up to the Crystal Palace defender Marc Guéhi and found spaces for ...

“Clearly he has not been at his very best but I am pretty assured by how he has been with us,” Southgate said. But also there is a reality that we are not working with him every day so there is a limit to what that is probably going to achieve. “From time to time I do go and do that with players [meet them], especially when a player is with us as often as he [Rashford] has been over a period of four years,” Southgate said. It is important, perhaps after this camp, for me to go and sit with him and find out a bit more what is going on. The England manager has given a first call-up to the Crystal Palace centre-half Marc Guéhi, recalled the Burnley goalkeeper Nick Pope and the Arsenal centre-half Ben White and omitted Kyle Walker, although he said the Manchester City defender would return for June’s Nations League ties. It felt a little pointed when Southgate referenced how Rashford had regularly withdrawn from squads since the beginning of last season.

The Manchester United forward responded to jibes from fans but soon apologised for doing so.

You’ve got these people jumping on, ‘oh Marcus is so sorry’ - don’t be f****ng sorry for that bro. What the f*** is he apologising for that for? “I’ve just got to address something I saw.

IAN WRIGHT has criticised Marcus Rashford's statement that was released on Wednesday.

"I want to clarify two things. "People were looking for a reaction from me. Rashford's statement on Wednesday gave his side to the story. What the f*** is he apologising for that for? "Listen, I've just got to address something I saw. But upon seeing the video, Arsenal legend Wright said it was the wrong thing for him to do.

England manager Gareth Southgate explained the reasoning behind his decision to omit Jadon Sancho and Marcus Rashford from his squad.

“It's a difficult time for him; he's clearly not at his best, but there's plenty of time. “He's in the same position as everybody else. Southgate stressed the strength in depth in the forward areas coupled by the inclusion of players in better form has seen the Manchester United duo miss out on the squad to face Switzerland and the Ivory Coast next month.