Despite beating Wales 3-0 in their last group game, Gareth Southgate is said to name a much-changed England for the country’s round of 16 tie against Senegal.
The Three Lions are in the process of preparing for their biggest game since the Euro 2020 final almost 18 months ago.
Set to play Senegal in the first knockout phase of the 2022 World Cup, England will need to overcome the Africans if they are to advance in the prestigious tournament and set up a quarter-final matchup against France or Poland.
However, despite England remaining unbeaten in their first three games, Southgate faces a national team headache and must find a way to include multiple attackers in their first-team plans.
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Man City’s Phil Foden started their first game of the tournament against Wales and scored one goal. Man United’s Marcus Rashford found himself in the same position and after scoring a superb brace, including a stunning free-kick, the Red Devils winger has become many fans’ choice for a fresh start on Sunday night. night against Senegal.
However, that does not appear to be the way Southgate will field his Three Lions side. According to Sky Sports, Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka is set to return to his manager’s first team and with the young attacker best positioned on the right flank and Rashford rarely selected on the left, the general consensus is that Southgate will return to the same three forwards. . who defeated Iran 6-2 in the county’s first group match: Raheem Sterling, Harry Kane and Saka.
What has Jamie Carragher said about England’s Bukayo Saka start?
Speaking about the first news of the England team, pundit Jamie Carragher, who spoke to Sky Sports, said: “What Southgate have with their open four forwards – Rashford and Foden playing the last game with Saka and Sterling playing the previous two games I don’t think there’s a big difference so far.
“The fact that he can cut and switch shows how much depth power he has in those wide areas. I just felt like Foden and Rashford were the one, just because they were so confident in the last game, but then, you go to the first game and you think about how good Sterling and Saka were in that Iran game.
“I’m not shocked or surprised with what he does in the wide areas because we have a lot of quality there. It’s the only area of the team where there’s real competition for spots.”
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