Rashford also reassured English fans and netizens that his desire to represent the Three Lions has not gone down
By Kehinde Okeowo
Manchester United striker, Marcus Rashford, has reacted after he was left out of the England squad for the upcoming Nations League clashes against Italy and Germany by coach Gareth Southgate.
After missing out on the last two international call-ups, Rashford was back in contention to don the jersey of the Three Lions after getting back to form this season.
However, reports from England on Wednesday night revealed medics were making late checks on Rashford’s fitness with regards to a muscular injury before his exclusion was confirmed on Thursday when Southgate announced his 28-man squad.
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Rashford later took to his Twitter account on Thursday to update his fans on why he was not invited for the matches against Italy and Germany.
According to him, he was unable to recover from an injury on time for the game, he went on to reassure English fans that his desire to represent the country has not changed.
He wrote, “Good luck to the boys later today @ManUtd. In regards to @England every player wants to represent their country and I’m no different!
“Unfortunately I’m not ready yet as I’ve picked up an untimely injury,”