Anthony Gordon withdraws from the England group after suffering a victory in Albania

Anthony Gordon withdrew from the England squad due to the injury before the World Cup qualifiers against Latvia.

The wing in Newcastle suffered a hip injury during a Friday 2-0 victory over Albania after it came as a substitute.

Although he is on the field only for 15 minutes, the 24 -year -old was seen ouster in the final whistle before heading to the tunnel.

In an official statement on Sunday, England said: “Anthony Gordon withdrew from the three Lyons camp after suffering an injury during a victory on Friday night 2-0 to Albania.

“The attacker returned to Newcastle United to further evaluation.”

After a medical examination, Gordon will continue to rehabilitate him in Newcastle, and takes it out of the Monday match against Latvia in Wembley – the second match under the leadership of the new director Thomas Tuchil.

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After Friday’s match, Tuchel commented on Gordon’s injury, saying: “It seems injured.

Gordon, who was suspended for the Carabau Cup final in Newcastle last Sunday, is scheduled to be absent from his first match after the international break, which is a match at home against Princeford on April 2.

However, if he recovered in time, it may be available to choose against Leicester City on April 7.

The injury is the setback of Gordon, who was hoping to use a match for Latvia as an opportunity to share his demand for more playing time during the Tuchille era.

The director of England has expressed some dissatisfaction with the performance of the wings who started in Phil Foden and Marcus Rashford after Albania’s victory, hinting that there may be room for changes.

“We hope to get more impact on these situations,” said Tuchel. “He runs more dodging and more aggressive towards the box. In general, that was missing. Opportunities come from the small running behind the line. It was not as decisive as possible.

“Each of the wings who started was not influential as they could be in football for the club. I am not sure of the reason for our struggle to bring the ball to them quickly.

“We lacked running from the ball. It was too much, not enough to dodge, not aggressive enough towards the goal. I trained very well, and they were decisive in training.

“That’s why I also think they deserve (to start), they have been very good in the past weeks with their clubs. We will continue to encourage them.”