Players like Jack Wilshere, Jordan Henderson, Danny Welbeck, Leighton Baines and Daniel Sturridge were regulars in Hodgson’s team at the beginning of the year, but in their absence the likes of Dele Alli, Eric Dier, Jamie Vardy and Ross Barkley have acquitted themselves well at worldwide level.
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According to quotes in the Mail, Rooney said: “From a personal point of view, and from Manchester United’s point-of-view, I hope he is okay”.
“It meant asking Rooney to play in a slightly different position because I wanted to him, [Raheem] Sterling and [Harry] Kane on the pitch together”.
The teenager won the ball with a crunching tackle and exchanged passes with Rooney before shooting into the top corner from long range in the 39th minute.
Michael Carrick limped off during England’s game against Spain, and may have suffered ankle ligament damage, and Chris Smalling missed the France game with what ESPN calls a “minor knock”. He said: “That is what I have been saying throughout the last 18 months”.
Those encouraging displays by emerging England players have led Roy Hodgson to warn his injured stars that they will have to battle their way back into his plans for Euro 2016.
United go to Watford fourth in the table, and have not conceded a goal in any of their last five matches, although goals have been hard to come by with only three scored. “I think it would be unfair to put that sort of pressure on so many younger players”.
France nearly got back into the game on 65 minutes when Martial found himself through on goal after a brilliant flick from former United midfielder Paul Pogba, but substitute goalkeeper Jack Butland blocked well.
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“Obviously the amount of games he has played, the stature within his club and country, it’s a natural responsibility, not one that many take forward. It is really exciting”.
