Thursday’s briefing: Phil Foden in danger of missing World Cup squad

Phil Foden could be danger of missing out on a place in England’s World Cup squad, manager Thomas Tuchel has suggested.

Defending champions Arsenal have reached the semi-finals of the Women’s Champions League at the expense of Chelsea but Manchester United have gone out. Chelsea, meanwhile, have reported record losses.

Thomas Tuchel admits Phil Foden is not guaranteed to be in England’s World Cup squad.

The 25-year-old was the only player to start their latest friendlies against Uruguay and Japan but struggled to make an impact.

It comes after a period in which the forward has lacked game time for Manchester City.

“He tried everything,” England manager Tuchel said. “I would say he was excellent in camp but he struggles to show it on the pitch.”

Arsenal took a step closer to defending their Women’s Champions League title with a 3-2 aggregate win over Chelsea despite losing the second leg of their quarter-final 1-0.

The Blues will be left to rue missed chances at Stamford Bridge after Sjoeke Nusken’s late consolation was not enough to turn things around.

Nusken twice went close early on, while Alyssa Thompson also threatened and Sam Kerr was denied by a fine save from Daphne van Domselaar.

Arsenal had a Stina Blackstenius header ruled out for offside but Chelsea pushed on with Veerle Buurman hitting the post and Van Domselaar tipping another Nusken header onto the woodwork.

Nusken eventually scored in stoppage time but it was too little late and Chelsea manager Sonia Bompastor was sent off as tempers frayed.

Manchester United also exited at the quarter-final stage after a 2-1 defeat at Bayern Munich condemned them to a 5-3 aggregate loss.

Last week’s reverse fixture at Old Trafford saw Bayern claim a 3-2 win but, at the