Aidy Boothroyd has omitted the Manchester United striker from his squad for the forthcoming European qualifiers against Kazakhstan and Bosnia & Herzegovina, suggesting he is set to be recalled to the senior team.
Southgate, promoted from the U21s to caretaker manager following the departure of Sam Allardyce this week, will name his squad for October’s World Cup qualifiers against Malta and Slovenia on Sunday having overseen Rashford’s hat-trick for the U21s during the last international break.
Allardyce opted not to include the 18-year-old in his first squad as England laboured to a 1-0 win over Slovakia, but the striker has scored in his last three appearances for United, most recently in the 4-1 win over Leicester.
Rashford, who only broke into the first team at Old Trafford towards the end of last season, made his England debut on May 27 in a friendly against Australia, scoring after just three minutes to become the youngest Englishman to score on his international debut.
He was then named in Roy Hodgson’s squad for Euro 2016 and featured off the bench against Wales and Iceland before losing his place in the squad under Allardyce.
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