Ibrahim Oladamola
Marcus Rashford described the Manchester City party in his hometown as “not nice” to see but will still congratulate the City players also representing England this week.
City’s five players selected by England are expected to join up with the rest of the national squad at St George’s Park on Tuesday evening – less than 24 hours after the historic open-top bus tour to celebrate winning the treble.
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Gareth Southgate has told Kyle Walker, John Stones, Kalvin Phillips, Phil Foden and Jack Grealish that he wants them alongside the rest of their England team-mates as soon as possible as preparations build towards Friday’s Euro 2024 qualifier against Malta.
Rashford, whose Manchester United side were beaten 2-1 in the FA Cup final by City, said of the celebration: “It’s not nice. But it’s football. They best team who consistently play the best football are going to win the most trophies. They’ve won three so well done to them. We just move on and it’s up to them to keep it up. It’s up to us to catch them up.
“I’ll say congratulations. It’s football. It’s nothing new. Just look at Barcelona, Real Madrid a few years ago – they were consistently the best team so will win trophies.”
Asked whether watching the celebrations provided him with extra motivation to close the gap, Rashford said: “Yeah, 100 per cent.”
