Jadon Sancho: Man Utd forward leaves England squad due to minor knock
Jadon Sancho has returned to Manchester United for treatment on an injury he sustained in training earlier this week; the 21-year-old missed the 4-0 victory over Hungary; England face Andorra at Wembley on Sunday and Poland in Warsaw on Wednesday
Sunday 5 September 2021 16:37, UK
Jadon Sancho will not be available for England's upcoming World Cup Qualifiers and the forward has returned to Manchester United after suffering a minor knock during a training session.
The 21-year-old picked up the injury during training earlier this week and he was ruled out of England's 4-0 win over Hungary in Budapest.
Sancho is expected to recover in time for Manchester United's fixture with Newcastle United after the international break on September 11.
Gareth Southgate will have a pool of 23 players to choose from for his side's double-header against Andorra, at Wembley on Sunday, and Poland, in Warsaw three days later.
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Sancho has 22 caps and three goals for England to date but played a bit-part role at Euro 2020 and missed a penalty in the shootout against Italy in the final at Wembley.
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He has featured in all three of United's Premier League games so far this season, making one start and two substitute appearances, following his £73m summer arrival from Borussia Dortmund.
In August, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side recorded a 5-1 victory over Leeds in their first game of the campaign, managed a 1-1 draw away at Southampton, and then beat Wolves 1-0 at Molineux.
Meanwhile, prior to the win over Hungary, Everton's Dominic Calvert-Lewin was forced to withdraw from the England squad due to a broken toe and a thigh strain and the striker is undergoing further treatment with his club.
Tyrone Mings was included in Southgate's original squad for the September World Cup Qualifiers but was a doubt having missed Aston Villa's 1-1 draw with Brentford because of a cracked rib. However, the defender was named on the bench against Hungary.
England lead their qualifying group by five points after winning all four of their games so far.
