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- Manager ‘optimistic’ but says selection call is ‘going to be close’
- ‘He’s likely to be a bit short of match minutes’
Gareth Southgate fears he will have to make a late decision over Jordan Henderson’s involvement at the delayed European Championship finals, with one of his key players likely to be short of high-level match sharpness.
The England manager said Henderson, who underwent groin surgery at the end of February, faced a fitness race that would go “close to the end of the season”. He will not select anybody for the summer tournament who is not in top physical shape.
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