The international break has gone from bad to worse for Manchester United, despite only starting, with Marcus Rashford subbed off injured against Malta.
The United forward was substituted after 61 minutes, making way for Chelsea starlet Cole Palmer to make his senior debut for the Three Lions.
Unfortunately for Rashford, he picked up a knock in extraordinary circumstances after colliding with England teammate and Liverpool full-back Trent Alexander-Arnold while they both ran towards the ball. Alexander-Arnold went in like a train, so Rashford came out of it facing more impact.
England v. Malta – Rashford and Alexander-Arnold Collision
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The incident happened after 57 minutes but Rashford had to come off four minutes later.
United will hope it’s nothing serious and the substitution was precautionary.
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What’s happened to Rashford, he couldn’t hit a barn door.