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Marcus Rashford: Manchester United forward to decide on shoulder operation after Euro 2020
Marcus Rashford, currently on international duty with England at Euro 2020, is considering having an operation after playing through the pain barrier with a shoulder injury since November; Man United's opening Premier League game is on August 14 at home to Leeds
Marcus Rashford will wait until the end of Euro 2020 to decide whether to undergo an operation on his shoulder.
The 23-year-old, who is currently on international duty with England at Euro 2020, is considering going under the knife after playing through the pain barrier with the injury since November.
At the time, the forward tore a muscle in his left shoulder, but put off a decision on whether to undergo surgery until after the tournament.
The forward, who hasn't started a game for England at the tournament yet, could miss the start of Manchester United's Premier League season should he decide to have surgery.
"It's either an operation or I don't get an operation," he said.
"I'm not 100 per cent sure if I need it yet, so I'll just take it as it comes. I'll finish strong here and I've got a few weeks off to just relax and decide what I'm going to do."
Any operation and subsequent rehabilitation following England's participation in this summer's tournament could make him doubtful for Man United's opening Premier League game at home to Leeds United on August 14.
On potential timeframes, Rashford added: "The doctors have not said yet. The reason I don't know is that when the season was going, and before I came here, I knew there was no chance I was going to be getting the operation, so I did not know how long the operation would put me out for.
"I am fully concentrated on here. When the tournament is finished, then I will ask the question."
Rashford went on to admit he hasn't been at his best for England so far this tournament but stopped short of blaming his injury problems for his current form.
"Obviously I am not performing at my best and what I know I can perform to," Rashford said.
"Whatever that is down to, it doesn't really matter because it has been going on since early on in the season. I managed to get through the season with United.
"I think I had 36 goal involvements so I can't look back at the year and say 'mmm, I should have taken time off to do this and do that'. That's just not the way I look at things. I just want to be available for every game."
Jordan Henderson: Liverpool captain says Jurgen Klopp's popularity has softened England and Germany rivalry
England face Germany in the Euro 2020 round of 16 at Wembley on Tuesday in their first competitive meeting since a 4-1 loss at the 2010 World Cup; Jordan Henderson says Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has helped stifle the international rivalry between two nations in recent years
Jordan Henderson says the popularity of Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has softened the rivalry between England and Germany, ahead of Tuesday's clash at Wembley.
The Liverpool captain has developed a close relationship with the German coach since he arrived at Anfield in 2015, and says Klopp's engaging personality has won him many admirers in England.
"Yeah, the gaffer at Liverpool has been very influential," Henderson said.
"The charisma he has got, a lot of people love him even if you're a neutral fan. He's had a big part [to play] in English football in the Premier League."
Henderson also revealed Klopp texted him at the end of the Euro 2020 group phase on Wednesday night, when it became clear that England would be playing Germany in the last 16.
"As soon as the final whistle went he just sent me a smiley face emoji!" he said.
Henderson won his 60th England cap when he came on at half-time against Czech Republic on Tuesday, and at the age of 31 he knows he has an important role to play in helping England's youngsters prepare for the enormity of a game against Germany in a major tournament.
"We have quite a young squad," he admitted. "And that can be a positive thing. A lot of them go out and just enjoy the game, play with no fear, and that's what they need to do again on Tuesday.
"Go and enjoy it, go and show everyone how good you are, but use the passion and emotion in the right way to give you energy for the game, because that can be the difference.
"As an experienced player I can help with that, and make sure we are in the right frame of mind going into the game, making sure training is at the right level over the next few days.
"But everyone is confident, feeling good, and we have a few days to prepare for a huge game. A lot of the lads have already played in big games - Champions League finals, cup finals, big games for England - so they're used to those, even though they're young, and I'm sure they're looking forward to this one on Tuesday."
England have the third-youngest squad at the tournament, behind Spain and Turkey.
By contrast, World Cup winners Thomas Muller and Mats Hummels were both recalled to the Germany squad for the Euros, despite having not played for their country for more than two years. The Germans have 12 players aged 28 or over.
However, Henderson refuted any suggestion that their opponents are past their best.
"We still give them a lot of respect. They're still a top, top team with top players, so it will be a tough game for us," he said.
Henderson also believes England's squad is mentally tougher than groups he's been involved with in the past.
"I wouldn't like to compare us with other teams. But the mentality has changed with us over the years, because of what we've experienced together as a team.
"And we need to use that come Tuesday and going forward in coming years. It's a big part of the game.
"With the ball it's extremely important to keep it, especially against Germany who have got really talented players who can dominate games."
Henderson hinted England won't change their cautious approach when it comes to deciding the tactics for the match.
"You need to be solid without the ball, defensively solid, so we need to continue to do that because they have players like Kroos - a world-class player who can hurt you with time and space," he said.
"We need to be sure that without the ball we are really solid, and when we get it we need to be calm and composed, but confident with it too going forward, because we have some fantastic attacking players that can hurt any opposition.
"If we can get the ball into them and let them go and do their thing, we should be in for a really good night on Tuesday."
