The English Football Association (FA) announced on Monday the withdrawal of Jack Grealish and Trent Alexander-Arnold for the Euro-2024 qualifying match against Ukraine on Saturday in Wroclaw, Poland.
The Manchester City winger and Liverpool defender or midfielder traveled to St. George’s Park, the national team’s training center, on Monday “but left the Three Lions after examinations for injuries that occurred before the rally “, Says a press release from the FA.
Grealish did not play in Manchester City’s 5-1 win over Fulham on Saturday, as Alexander-Arnold suffered a hamstring injury during the Reds’ 3-0 win over Aston Villa on Sunday. 0) Sunday.
Gareth Southgate has not planned reinforcements despite these two departures, it is specified. The coach had summoned a group of 26 players on Thursday.
The English dominate group C after four victories in as many matches, six points ahead of Ukraine (one match less) which they face on Saturday (6:00 p.m.) in Wroclaw. They will then play a friendly match against Scotland on September 12 (8:45 p.m.) in Glasgow.