Adam Lallana got the ball from Clyne and in turn played it on for Ross Barkley who ran onto the ball and hit a shot, but sent it straight at Aksalu.
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Hodgson is acutely aware that he does not want players to “break down” on his watch and is set to resist the temptation to call up Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge.
“You have to come through these kind of games”.
“I mean, the important thing now is for Wayne to fully recover from this minor injury”.
Rooney has a trip to boyhood club Everton upon returning to United, before a Champions League tie at CSKA Moscow and a derby encounter with Manchester City.
Meanwhile, the 26-year-old is more than willing to put an arm around Tottenham teenager Dele Alli, who has been called up for the first time after impressing Roy Hodgson with his early-season performances in midfield for Spurs.
He said: “I think he’s been important to the group for a long time”. He is now one of the elder statesmen in the side, but they could well be missing him against Estonia, with travelling to Lithuania on Monday particularly unlikely. There were concerns after Carrick was forced to sit out training on Thursday with a slight groin strain, but the extra rest seems to have done the trick and he is in contention to play today if needed.
The Football Association has also revealed a mural of the England captain will be unveiled in one of the concourses at Wembley before kick-off. At Everton he plays in a role that is deep-lying centre-forward or a No10.
The Three Lions are 2/15 to maintain their impressive 100% record in qualification against Estonia at Wembley and all involved should be proud of what they have achieved to date. I’m an attacking midfielder so the aim is to get goals.
“But we don’t want to risk him tomorrow”.
‘The more experience he gets in both positions will suit him going forward.
When pushed to concede that racking up 10 qualifying wins would be a commendable feat, Hart added: “I don’t see it being that great an achievement unless we go on and do well in the tournament in the summer”.
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“I’ve had quite a few words with him behind the scenes”.
