Selection of teen sensation Marcus Rashford for England at Euro 2016 puts heat on Wayne Rooney
18-year-old included in Roy Hodgson’s 26-man preliminary squad for the tournament, which kicks off on June 10
Teenager Marcus Rashford has already taken Wayne Rooney’s place in the Manchester United forward line, now he threatens to do the same at international level after England manager Roy Hodgson included him on Monday in his 26-man preliminary squad for Euro 2016.
The 18-year-old’s stunning impact at Old Trafford since making his debut in February has earned him the chance to force his way on the plane to France, just as question marks are being raised about where skipper Rooney will fit in.
Both are listed in the five forwards Hodgson has pencilled in for the tournament, although that number is likely to drop to four with Leicester City’s title winner Jamie Vardy, Tottenham Hotspur’s Golden Boot winner Harry Kane and Liverpool’s Daniel Sturridge almost certain to make the cut.
Rashford, however, could be Hodgson’s wild card should any of that trio suffer a setback in the warm-up games against Turkey, Australia and Portugal.
Hodgson tempered talk of Rashford being in the final 23.