Marcus Rashford pays the price for poor form and others' vibrancy.

Plus England have huge problems at left-back.

With one short, sharp sentence at St George’s Park this afternoon, Gareth Southgate ended Marcus Rashford’s European Championship dream. The Manchester United attacker finished the last tournament missing a penalty in the final at Wembley and subsequently enduring shocking racial abuse on social media, and now has no chance of showing his talent, and making some positive Euro memories, following his omission from Southgate’s 33-strong training squad.

            Rashford can have few complaints. His form has not been good enough. After a superb season last year, scoring 34 times in 63 games for club and country, Rashford has looked distracted, and managed only nine goals in 49 appearances. Rashford has had to deal with personal issues, and a bereavement, and at times the 26-year-old looks like he is close to falling out of love with the game.