England's forgotten man Rashford facing make-or-break summer

"I think it is important, perhaps after this camp, for me to go and sit with him and find out a bit more about what is going on. We know he is desperate to do well."

Gareth Southgate was acutely aware that Marcus Rashford's omission from England's squad for March's international friendlies with Switzerland and Ivory Coast at Wembley was going to attract scrutiny.

The forward had been searching for a break in a struggling Manchester United team, but the form of those in his position had made the England manager's decision to leave him out of his 25-man squad a relatively straightforward one.

The numbers didn't stack up favourably.

Raheem Sterling ended the campaign with 19 goals from 54 games. Bukayo Saka scored 15 in his 50 games for Arsenal and England. Jarrod Bowen finished on 18 goals from 51 matches in West Ham colours. Phil Foden scored 14 goals and provided 11 assists in 45 games for Manchester City.

By contrast, Rashford would end the season with four goals and two assists from 25 league appearances. His contract expires next summer and The Times reported this week that Tottenham were rebuffed in their attempts to sign him.

Speaking in April, Jamie Redknapp told Sky Sports: "This is a young man that I believe has to go and explore and go to do something else.

"He looks like he's fallen out of love with the game right now. Go and play somewhere, because there's no doubt there's a player in there.

"There will be hundreds of clubs that would want him. He's had enormous success against the likes of Paris Saint-Germain in Europe.

"Clubs in England would want him - Tottenham, Arsenal - everyone would want him. But I think his time has run at Manchester United."

Speaking in an exclusive interview with Sky Sports in