Gareth Southgate said he has been delighted with Marcus Rashford and his application at the World Cup as he bids for an England recall against France on Saturday night.
Rashford, 25, was omitted from the Three Lions' starting XI against Senegal despite his two-goal heroics during the preceding victory over Wales. It was a surprising decision that was, ultimately, justified with Bukayo Saka getting on the scoresheet after replacing the in-form United forward.
While he was summoned from the England bench to win his 50th cap on Sunday night, Rashford has seldom been around the international squad in the months that followed his agonising penalty miss during the Euro 2020 defeat to Italy. However, the academy graduate has now put a testing time for club and country behind him.