Southgate: No rush on Rashford

England interim manager Gareth Southgate is adamant he will not rush into a decision over Marcus Rashford being involved in the European U21 Championship next summer.

Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho has doubts over whether Rashford should feature in the tournament in Poland but Southgate wants to see how the player performs throughout the season.

Mourinho said last week if Rashford was a regular for the senior side he should not play in the competition after England qualified earlier this month.

Southgate gave Rashford his U21 debut in September when he scored a hat-trick in a 6-1 win over Norway and then selected him for his first senior squad in October after Sam Allardyce was dismissed.

Rashford now has five senior caps for England and has scored one goal, but Southgate insists it is too early to think about the situation.

“It’s always a case of what’s right for the individual player,” Southgate said.

“That’s why you can’t make decisions on players at this stage of the season. You have an idea what you think …

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