The English Football Federation (FA) announced on Monday the withdrawal of Jack Grealish and Trent Alexander-Arnold for the Euro 2024 qualifying match against Ukraine on Saturday in Wroclaw, Poland. The Manchester City winger and Liverpool defender traveled to St. George’s Park, the national team’s training ground, on Monday “but left the Three Lions after examinations into injuries sustained before the rally”. says a press release from the FA.
Grealish did not play in Manchester City’s 5-1 win over Fulham on Saturday, as Alexander-Arnold suffered a hamstring injury during the Reds’ 3-0 win over Aston Villa on Sunday. 0) Sunday. Gareth Southgate has not planned reinforcements despite these two departures, it is specified. The coach had summoned a group of 26 players on Thursday.
The English dominate Group C after four victories in as many matches, six points ahead of Ukraine (one match less) which they face on Saturday (6 p.m.). They will then play a friendly match against Scotland on September 12 (8:45 p.m.) in Glasgow.
The English group
Gardiens : Sam Johnstone (Crystal Palace), Jordan Pickford (Everton), Aaron Ramsdale (Arsenal)
Defenders: Ben Chilwell (Chelsea), Levi Colwill (Chelsea), Lewis Dunk (Brighton), Marc Guehi (Crystal Palace), Harry Maguire (Manchester United), Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan/ITA), Kieran Trippier (Newcastle), Kyle Walker (Manchester City)
Midfielders: Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid/ESP), Conor Gallagher (Chelsea), Jordan Henderson (al-Ettifaq/ARS), Kalvin Phillips (Manchester City), Declan Rice (Arsenal)
Attaquants : Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace), Phil Foden (Manchester City), Harry Kane (Bayern Munich/ALL), James Maddison (Tottenham), Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal), Marcus Rashford (Manchester United), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), Callum Wilson (Newcastle)
2023-09-04 21:00:43
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