Why Bukayo Saka has been left out of the England squad to face Andorra | OneFootball

Bukayo Saka has been left out of the England squad to face Andorra on Saturday evening due to an injury concern.

The Arsenal star picked up a knock in his team’s final league game against Southampton and Three Lions boss Thomas Tuchel said he has still been recovering from it.

Saka is yet to play under the new England head coach but is expected to return for the game against Senegal on Tuesday.

“He came into camp with a little bit of discomfort from the last match against Southampton, so we took care of him and treated him individually until today basically,” Tuchel said.

“It was the first training session that he started and finished with the group. Yesterday, he started with the group but did not finish with the group, so let’s see.

“I’m not sure if we take the risk for tomorrow’s game. The decision has not been taken, but he will be available for the Senegal match, and he plays a major role in our thoughts how to build a competitive team.

“I think just that he grew in his personality with every season that he played so consistently for his club, and the club grew with him and became so competitive. He was just a driver in all this development at Arsenal – one of the key players, one of the main drivers of this competitiveness.

“Until his latest injury he was more or less always available, always playable every three days. He had this consistency in his game and in his body, which made him very unique. He was decisive for England, he took responsibility, he bounced back after kind of decisive and dramatic penalty miss.

“It’s nice to see that he’s back because he wanted to be back, and you straight away see when he comes in that he is comfortable to be with the squad, he knows what it takes to be a national player.”