England manager Thomas Tuchel predicted that the Arsenal trio of Bukayo Saka, Declan Rice and Noni Madueke would only be sidelined for a matter of days after being sent home from international duty once it became clear that the risk of re-injury was “way too big.”
Madueke was forced off in England’s friendly with Uruguay following a first-half clash while neither Saka nor Rice even made it onto the pitch. The latter two star names only joined up with the international camp after the Wembley fixture before being promptly sent home again following a medical assessment.
