Gareth Southgate defended Marcus Rashford’s decision to jet off to the United States after pulling out of the England squad through injury.
Few in world football are in greater form than the rejuvenated Manchester United forward, who has scored 19 goals in 25 appearances since his impressive World Cup showing.
The 25-year-old was called up for March’s European qualification doubleheader against Italy and Ukraine,Rashford was in New York when England were winning 2-1 in Naples, where Southgate said “when you haven’t had him that often then it’s different to being a loss”.
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