England receive a major World Cup boost with Marcus Rashford available for the crucial World Cup group clash against Ghana this evening. A massive scare on the weekend with muscle tightness is thought to mean he will be on the bench at the sharp end of the encounter.
The English attacker sparked huge worries throughout the Three Lions camp during the course of the weekend with claims of muscle tightness from both his hamstring and his glutes.
Rashford made a real impact in England's opening 4-2 win against Croatia in Dallas after coming off the bench with 17 minutes to spare only to power a classy 85th-minutes finish into the net to effectively seal victory.
The injury situation
His scintillating performance left a real tightness around the area, forcing him out of the following 5-1 closed-doors warm-up matches against MLS side Sporting Kansas City. Thankfully, the recovery programme initiated has proved successful with the technical staff taking a particularly cautious stance to avoid any microtears.
With the exciting attacker now at fully fitness, alongside vice-captain Declan Rice, who has also fought his way back to full fitness with minimal issues after suffering from a lower back complaint.
Selection dilemma and the star-studded squad depth
A winning side and a system in place is very likely to see Thomas Tuchel name an unchanged side for the encounter against Ghana, which means that new Barcelona signing Anthony Gordon will begin on the left hand flank.
The squad’s depth, though, is now at a truly frightening level with Tuchel able to use such gifted assets prudently. Anthony Gordon will get another opportunity down the left flank testing Ghana's back line with direct running and Bukayo Saka still remains the victim of a chronic achilles issue.
Harry Kane is fully recovered from his 90th minute cramp after he broke the shackles to bag a double for his country against Croatia. Ivan Toney after netting a hat-trickl against Kansas City in a closed-door friendly match, will also be on the bench.
Ready to go all in
England’s quest for the last-32-knockout stage will be the priority. A massive 4-2 triumph over Croatia on opening matchday, leaves England sit in first position in Group 'L' on goal difference ahead of this fixture.
Thomas Tuchel would undoubtedly rather have his attacking star as an impact sub, rather than one to risk suffering at the hand of a fresh muscular problem.
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