Marcus Rashford was given permission to join the team late due to a personal problem, and he has already arrived at St. George’s Park ahead of England’s match against Malta on Friday.

The Manchester United forward missed only one training session this week, so he should be ready to play in Friday’s pivotal Euro 2024 qualifier at Wembley.

Kalvin Phillips, who was also allowed to join up late owing to a personal matter, has not yet shown up, casting doubt on whether or not he will be part of the team to face Malta.

Gareth Southgate will be able to rest easy as he selects his starting lineup for Friday night’s match thanks to the return of Marcus Rashford.

It’s good news for England’s head coach, who wants to field a strong lineup against Malta to solidify his team’s position at the top of the qualification group, because the 26-year-old is anticipated to be available for the match.

Marc Guehi is one of the players who would like to get the nod at Wembley so that he may make a case for a starting role in the upcoming Euro 2024 tournament.

The captain of Crystal Palace appears to be in a two-horse race with Harry Maguire for the starting spot opposite John Stones at center defense in Germany.

Guehi says, “There are so many top players here, it is hard to even think about that” (beginning at the Euros).

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“Harry, of course, Fikayo [Tomori] is usually here. John will return; there are just too many players for it not to happen.

Southgate is eager to try out new strategies in Monday’s matches against Malta and North Macedonia.

Southgate will aim to improve the inverted full-back formation he deployed in the friendly against Australia last month, and Trent Alexander-Arnold may get another chance to play central midfield for England during the next five days.