Manchester United's English striker Marcus Rashford warms up ahead of the English FA Cup quarter-final football match between Manchester United and Fulham at Old Trafford in Manchester, north-west England, on March 19, 2023. Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP
Manchester: Marcus Rashford, Mason Mount and Nick Pope have withdrawn from the England squad for the Euro 2024 qualifiers against Italy and Ukraine, the Football Association said yesterday.
Manchester United forward Rashford suffered a knock during the 3-1 win against Fulham in the FA Cup on Sunday.
Mount is recovering from a pelvic injury and the FA said Pope was hurt after Newcastle’s 2-1 win against Nottingham Forest on Friday.
Tottenham goalkeeper Fraser Forster has been called up as a replacement for Pope, but no other players have been added to Gareth Southgate’s squad.
England plays European champions Italy in Naples on Thursday and Ukraine at Wembley on Sunday in the Three Lions’ first games since the World Cup.
The squad met at England’s St. George’s Park training headquarters on Monday, with 23 players reporting for duty.
Meanwhile, French Football Federation has announced that Arsenal’s William Saliba and Wesley Fofana of Chelsea have both dropped out of the squad for the start of their Euro 2024 qualifying campaign with injuries.
