Hodgson must name his final 23-man squad by Tuesday and the England manager, while offering no promised, was impressed by Rashford.
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Hodgson still has plenty of options to choose from before he reduces his preliminary 26 man squad to the 23 maximum required to be submitted to UEFA prior to the tournament, but it’s safe to say that all of Dier, Kane, Dele Alli, Danny Rose and Kyle Walker will be included.
“I am hoping on Monday he’ll be fit and he’ll also be throwing his hat into the ring for one of those places”.
Rashford only made his Manchester United debut in February but a fairytale first season could yet be extended to include Euro 2016.
The former Sunderland playmaker stated that Rashford deserves his chance at global level and his goal against Australia could well be the start of something special for the teenager.
Daniel Sturridge may now be sweating over his fitness with Rashford’s form putting the Liverpool forward’s spot at risk.
Jack Grealish has hailed England’s new star Marcus Rashford on Twitter.
‘We’re so happy for him, ‘ the England defender told FATV.
Marcus Rashford became England’s third youngest goalscorer as the teenage Manchester United striker netted after 135 seconds of his global debut against Australia on Friday.
Chris Smalling went off with cramp in the second half, while Hodgson remains hopeful Daniel Sturridge’s injury won’t keep him out of his plans.
Even if he does not join in training in two days’ time, however, the England boss claims the striker will still be considered for the Euros because his injury will not prevent him from appearing in the opening group game with Russian Federation in two weeks’ time. Henderson laughed. “I remember Beckham’s penalty [in injury time to seal a 2-0 win] and the atmosphere was of course very good”.
And Rooney had scored his first worldwide goal when England last played at the Stadium of Light, against Turkey in 2003. Dier is a smart and resourceful player but his judgement was lacking when he stooped in front of Fraser Forster to nod the own-goal and questions will inevitably follow about his suitability.
“What a debut. You asked if he was capable of dealing with the situation and I think we got a resounding yes”, Hodgson said.
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“It could’ve been very easy for us to go out there today and just try and snatch a result, sit back, try and absorb some pressure and try and get them on the break”, Postecoglou said.
