Marcus Rashford demoted to England Under-21s squad

Rashford is yet to play a single minute under Jose Mourinho this term with Sam Allardyce keen to keep his development going with a spell at U21 level

Marcus Rashford has been selected in the England's Under-21s squad for the upcoming European Championships qualifier with Norway.

The Manchester United striker, who was part of Roy Hodgson's Three Lions squad for Euro 2016 this summer , has apparently paid for his lack of game time with the Red Devils so far this season.

Rashford is yet to play a single minute under Jose Mourinho this term with Sam Allardyce keen to keep his development going with a spell at Under-21 level.

On the selection of Rashford, Southgate said: "Sam [Allardyce] is quite keen that people are playing regularly, we think that it’s now a good opportunity in his international development for him to be with the U21s

"Marcus is a young player and still developing so this is a big part of his international education really.

"We’ve got a good week’s work ahead with a very strong squad and we’re playing Norway, who are doing similar with their players as they’ve just named Martin Odegaard in their squad.

Marcus has a good mentality, so I know he’ll respond in the right way and we’re looking forward to working with him."

Joining him in boss Gareth Southgate's 24-man squad are Arsenal new boy Rob Holding, Jack Grealish of Aston Villa and Derby's Will Hughes, who returns after a lengthy injury lay-off.