England team plans accidentally leaked: will Marcus Rashford replace Raheem Sterling?

Assistant manager Steve Holland was
captured on camera holding a piece of paper revealing the line-up
for the Panama match

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Photographers at today’s training session in Russia captured
Holland “carrying a sheet of paper that seemed to show the first XI
with the reserves written underneath”, the Daily Mail reports. 

The paper showed an England line-up and formation with
Marcus Rashford, not Raheem Sterling, up front with Harry Kane.
While Ruben Loftus-Cheek was
“selected” in place of Dele Alli, who
missed training because of a thigh injury.

The Daily Telegraph reports that England
head coach Gareth Southgate had considered rotating his team for
the Panama clash. If the pictured line-up is correct the leak
“represents a blow for Southgate who likes to keep his team
selections a closely guarded secret”, says the paper.

In the 2-1 victory against Tunisia, Sterling started in a
front two with Kane but was replaced during the match by
Rashford.

The Telegraph says that the Manchester City star was
criticised for his performance against Tunisia and there have been
“concerns over how dropping Sterling might affect his
confidence”.

With ten minutes to go against Tunisia, Loftus-Cheek
replaced Alli. He impressed as England secured the late win thanks
to Kane’s 91st-minute goal.

Sunday’s match between England and Panama takes place at
the Nizhny Novgorod Stadium and kicks off at 1pm.