England head coach Thomas Tuchel has hinted that Bukayo Saka is unlikely to be in contention to start against Ghana on Tuesday.
Saka came off the bench in the 4-2 World Cup win over Croatia on Wednesday, and immediately provided an assist to fellow substitute Marcus Rashford, who slotted home England’s fourth.
Before the tournament, Tuchel said Saka would require managing through the opening stages because of what is understood to be an Achilles tendinitis issue.
On Monday, Saka insisted he was ready to play and was prepared to “gamble” on his fitness to help the team during the World Cup.
However, Tuchel says the Arsenal attacker is unlikely to start until the final group game against Panama in New Jersey on 27 June.
