Marcus rashford’s optimistic social media post signaling his fitness was tempered Sunday as a goal fromโ former Manchester United winger Daniel James contributed too a 2-1โ defeat for the England national team against Iceland in a kindโ match. Rashford, who recently declared himself “ready” โขto play following a muscle injury, was an unused substitute in the contest.
The defeat casts a slight shadow over Rashford’s returnโ to fitness ahead of Manchesterโ United’s upcoming Premier League fixtures. While the friendly was intended to provide valuable minutes for returning players, James’ 65th-minute goal for Iceland – alongsideโข a Jon Dagur Thorsteinsson strike -โค deniedโค England a victory and highlighted โthe continued โคthreat posed by โขplayers familiar โฃwith the โUnited setup. Rashford had posted on X (formerly twitter) before the match stating he was “feeling good and ready to go,” โฃfueling expectations of potential playing โtime.
Iceland took theโ lead in the โ12th minute โthrough Thorsteinsson,โข before James doubled the advantage. England pulled oneโ back through Cole Palmer in added time, but โwereโ unable to find an equalizer.Rashford’s absence from the pitch during the match raises questions โฃabout โขthe extent of his recovery and manager Gareth Southgate’s assessment of his match readiness.
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