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Marcus Rashford 'withdraws from England squad for World Cup qualifiers' with Manchester United striker choosing to stay with club to regain full fitness

Marcus Rashford 'has pulled out' of Gareth Southgate's upcoming England squad for World Cup qualifiers against Albania and San Marino.

The Manchester United striker will instead remain with his club and work on regaining his sharpness, according to the Telegraph.

Rashford is still working his way back to match fitness following his long lay-off for surgery at the start of the campaign.

Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford has pulled out of England duty to work on fitness

He was also taken ill after United's 2-2 draw against Atalanta in Bergamo and consequently missed two days of training last week.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer deemed him fit enough to come on as a substitute in the Manchester derby defeat by City but he has ruled himself out of contention for England.