Gareth Southgate confirms Man City’s Treble heroes are ‘all available’ to feature in England’s clash with Malta… but admits he will ‘see how they are’ ahead of the match after their boozy celebrations
- The England boss has confirmed the availability of the five Man City players
- The players in question have enjoyed Treble celebrations across the past week
- Southgate remained coy over whether he will choose to include the City stars
England boss Gareth Southgate confirmed Manchester City‘s treble winners are available to face Malta, but he is yet to decide if they will play.
Jack Grealish, Phil Foden, Kyle Walker, John Stones and Kalvin Phillips only linked up with the squad on Tuesday after Manchester City completed the treble by beating Inter Milan 1-0 in the Champions League final on Saturday.
Grealish’s celebrations have made the headlines, but Southgate is happy to consider the group for selection for Friday’s Euro 2024 qualifier.
‘We are going to have to take it bit by bit and see how they are. They are all available for tomorrow, but I’ve yet to decide if that’s a good decision,’ he said.
‘I spoke to them when they arrived, firstly to say what an incredible achievement. We said we are heading into the unknown, there is no way of knowing individually how they are going to react and respond to what they’ve been through.
Manchester City’s five England stars reported for national team duty after their celebrations
England boss Gareth Southgate confirmed the five players are available for their Malta clash
‘Everybody is fit. We have got a lot of considerations, particularly the boys who arrived later and are coming off the back of a massive emotional high with the game at the weekend.
‘It’s always complicated, the decisions you have to make. The team has trained really well, the focus has been excellent and we are looking forward to the game.’
