While left back Luke Shaw is out injured, Marcus Rashford and
Jadon Sancho have not been selected due to poor form, leaving
Harry Maguire as the only United player in the squad for their
Nations League game against Hungary on Tuesday.
Rashford and Sancho have been out of favour since England's
defeat by Italy in the European Championship final last year but
Southgate said last month they still had enough club matches
remaining to show their quality and change his mind before the
World Cup in November.
Both forwards were missing from United's last three Premier
League matches of the season as the club finished sixth, missing
out on Champions League qualification.
When asked if United's players would be fresher in the coming
season without Champions League football to contend with,
Southgate told reporters, "we've only got one with us. They've
got a lot to do to get back in the squad.
"I think the lower the load then of course the less likely for
injuries and the hope that players can be that little bit
sharper but there's no way of knowing. Some players are at their
best when they're in a rhythm of playing."
(Reporting by Aadi Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter
Rutherford)
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