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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
David Hytner

Southgate to give England defensive injury doubts chance in Euros squad

Luke Shaw playing for England
Luke Shaw has not played for Manchester United since February. Photograph: Carl Recine/Reuters

Gareth Southgate will give his defensive injury doubts the opportunity to prove their fitness when he names his provisional England squad for Euro 2024 on Tuesday – with Luke Shaw and the left-back position his greatest headache.

The England manager is pleased that Uefa have given the go-ahead to a continuation of 26-man squads for the finals rather than reverting to 23; he offered his backing to the move at a coaches meeting in April largely because of the uncertainty he has over a number of players.

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