England manager Thomas Tuchel admitted that Arsenal’s mass international withdrawals could look “suspicious” to some, yet he took more issue with how Mikel Arteta has been risking the long-term health of Declan Rice.
Rice joined up with England alongside his Arsenal teammates Bukayo Saka and Noni Madueke. The latter damaged his knee during a hefty collision in the first half of Friday’s friendly against Uruguay while Rice and Saka both returned to north London after medical assessments without playing a minute for England.
