Rashford, Sancho Dropped From England Team as Man United Players Suffer Consequences From Miserable Season

Rashford, Sancho Dropped From England Team as Man United Players Suffer Consequences From Miserable Season

Chukwu Ikechukwu
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:03 PM
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  • Gareth Southgate has named a 27-man squad for England’s upcoming Nations League matches against Hungary, Germany and Italy
  • The Three Lion manager has dropped Marcus Rashford and teammate, Jadon Sancho with Harry Maguire the only Manchester United player in the squad
  • Manchester United had a season to forget as the Red Devils finished the just concluded English Premier League season with their lowest points tally in the competition

Gareth Southgate has named England’s squad to face Hungary, Germany, and Italy in the UEFA Nations League in June and has left out several Manchester United top players.

Manchester United failed to impress this season as they ended their 5th consecutive season without a trophy as they finished in the 6th position in the Premier League table.

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Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho represented England at the Euro 2020 tournament. Photo by Marc Atkins
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According to a report via Sky Sports, Marcus Rashford, Luke Shaw and Jadon Sancho have missed out on the Three Lions squad following Manchester United's poor season.

Gareth Southgate had admitted Marcus Rashford was "not at his best" following his earlier omission from the England squad in March but Shaw has been left out due to injury.

It's also the third squad in a row that Jandon Sancho has missed since joining Manchester United from Borussia Dortmund last summer.

Abraham, Tomori returns as Bowen gets maiden England call up

Meanwhile, England manager, Gareth Southgate has recalled Italy-based players, Tammy Abraham and Fikayo Tomori to the Three Lions team ahead of their upcoming Nations League matches.

According to the BBC, uncapped West Ham forward, Jarrod Bowen gets a maiden call-up following his impressive season with the Hammers this season.

Trent Alexander-Arnold, Kyle Walker, Phil Foden, Jack Grealish, and Raheem Sterling are some of the top players who have also retained their spots in the England squad.

Manchester United staff's plan to keep Marcus Rashford at Old Trafford

Earlier, Sports Brief reported incoming Manchester United manager, Erik Ten Hag has been urged to keep Marcus Rashford despite the winger’s struggles this season.

Overall, Manchester United have struggled in the 2021/22 campaign, and they will have to wait until the final day of the season to know whether they will be in the Europa League.

For Rashford, the winger has been unable to find his feet since the Euros last year, and there have been numerous reports he could be headed for the exit door.

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Chukwu Ikechukwu Godwin is a journalist with over 9 years of experience in the Nigerian media industry. He has worked both in Radio (Today FM, Rhythm FM, Wish FM) and Television (Silverbird TV) as a Sports Analyst..
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