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Saka Allays Injury Fears Before Arsenal Derby Clash as Gesture Explained

On Thursday, England manager Thomas Tuchel started Morgan Rogers in the No.10 role against Serbia at Wembley, with Jude Bellingham among the substitutes.
Avoiding mass experimentation, Thomas Tuchel, England manager, kept a settled structure this penultimate camp using a single No.10, so Jude Bellingham, Phil Foden and Harry Kane cannot all start together.
Fitness and recent minutes explain part of Tuchel's decision-making as Jude Bellingham, Real Madrid midfielder, has played only 11 matches this season while Harry Kane, England captain and Bayern striker, has 23 goals and three assists in 17 matches.
The 2-0 victory secured England national team's World Cup place and maintained their perfect qualifying record, while the Serbia national team will spend a summer at home.
Younger players may push for spots as England finalise their World Cup squad, with Nico O'Reilly and Jarrel Quansah possibly debuting on Thursday and three qualifiers left.

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Thomas Tuchel names England star who is 'out of control' after Serbia win

England beat Serbia 2-0 thanks to goals from Bukayo Saka and Eberechi Eze (Picture: Getty) Thomas Tuchel has singled out England captain Harry Kane for praise following the 2-0 win over Serbia in World Cup qualifying on Thursday. Kane started the match at Wembley and was handed a rest in the 65th minute, as Tuchel replaced him with Manchester City’s Phil Foden. In his post-match press conference, Tuchel was quizzed if Foden could challenge Kane …

11 hours ago·London, United Kingdom

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Evening Standard

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Saka allays injury fears before Arsenal derby clash as gesture explained

Gunners star’s signal to England bench immediately after scoring against Serbia led to initial concern

11 hours ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Telegraph

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Bellingham on bench as Rogers starts at No 10 for England vs Serbia

12 hours ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Independent

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Bukayo Saka volleys away Thomas Tuchel’s criticism as England see off Serbia

England 2-0 Serbia: Arsenal players scored both goals at Wembley as Bukayo Saka and his Gunners teammate Eberechi Eze secured three more points for the Three Lions

12 hours ago·London, United Kingdom

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ESPN

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Tuchel's England face Serbia in World Cup qualifier

Live updates from Wembley Stadium, where Thomas Tuchel's England take on Serbia in a World Cup qualifier that the visitors have a lot more riding on.

14 hours ago·United States

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Daily Mirror

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Jude Bellingham BENCHED for England vs Serbia as Thomas Tuchel sticks to his word - The Mirror

England face Serbia in the first of two World Cup qualifiers in the November international break and Real Madrid star Jude Bellingham is expected to start on the bench

17 hours ago·London, United Kingdom

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