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Marcus Rashford: England's forgotten man conspicuous by his absence ahead of Italy reunion in Nations League

Marcus Rashford's last touch in an England shirt was his penalty miss in the Euro 2020 final against Italy; Manchester United forward has been omitted from Gareth Southgate's last two squads and faces a pivotal period ahead of the World Cup

Marcus Rashford

"I think it is important, perhaps after this camp, for me to go and sit with him and find out a bit more about what is going on. We know he is desperate to do well."

Gareth Southgate was acutely aware that Marcus Rashford's omission from England's squad for March's international friendlies with Switzerland and Ivory Coast at Wembley was going to attract scrutiny.

The forward had been searching for a break in a struggling Manchester United team, but the form of those in his position had made the England manager's decision to leave him out of his 25-man squad a relatively straightforward one.

The numbers didn't stack up favourably.

Raheem Sterling ended the campaign with 19 goals from 54 games. Bukayo Saka scored 15 in his 50 games for Arsenal and England. Jarrod Bowen finished on 18 goals from 51 matches in West Ham colours. Phil Foden scored 14 goals and provided 11 assists in 45 games for Manchester City.

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