A thigh injury that he picked up during the friendly game with Austria on Wednesday, June 2 will see England defender Trent Alexander-Arnold ruled out of Euro 2020. It will come as a bitter blow to the player who fought his way back into Gareth Southgate\u2019 plans but will now miss out as a result.<\/p>\n
With only moments left of England\u2019s 1-0 friendly win over Austria, it was an alarming sight to see the young right back limping from the pitch with a thing injury. Scans on Thursday revealed that the injury is not a good one and the player will now be ruled out of Euro 2020.<\/p>\n
The diagnosis is that Alexander-Arnold will be out for up to six weeks, so whilst he will miss the European Championships, there is at least better news for Liverpool<\/a> fans that he should be ready for the start of the 2021\/22 Premier League season. The player will not remain with the England camp according to The Times<\/a> and will return home to focus on his rehabilitation.<\/p>\n When leaving the pitch he looked a disconsolate figure and will be frustrated to miss out.<\/p>\n England were already felt to be top heavy with four right backs in the squad for the upcoming tournament so this injury may mean a chance for the likes of those who missed out on the squad, including Jesse Lingard and Southampton\u2019s<\/a> James Ward-Prowse. Lingard had a good loan spell with West Ham United <\/a>and can add dynamism and goals to the squad, whereas Ward-Prowse may be a better fit for crossing from the right and he is known for being deadly from set pieces.<\/p>\n Southgate is left with a decision to make and for Alexander-Arnold his time will surely come again in next years World Cup in Qatar and beyond.<\/p>\n Main Photo<\/p>\nReplacements<\/h3>\n