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'I'm not ready yet': Marcus Rashford says his omission from the England squad is down to 'an untimely injury' as he insists 'I'm no different' in wanting to represent his country after he was left out along with Jadon Sancho

Marcus Rashford has said that the reason he was not called up to Gareth Southgate's England squad for upcoming Nations League clashes was due to an 'untimely injury'.

Having missed out on the previous two squads, Rashford was back in contention for the Three Lions after good start to the season at Manchester United.

But as Sportsmail reported on Wednesday night, England medics were making late checks on Rashford's fitness with regards to a muscular injury before his omission was confirmed on Thursday when Southgate announced his 28-man squad.