Bad News For England Fans, Alexander-Arnold Was Not Brought To Euro 2020 Because Of A Thigh Injury

Trent Alexander-Arnold (Twitter @england)

JAKARTA - Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold was forced to miss the England national team in the main round of Euro 2020 due to an injury.

The 22-year-old player suffered a thigh injury in the final minutes of the warm-up match against Austria at the Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough, England, on Wednesday, June 2.

"The scan results confirm he will not be able to play in the upcoming tournament, so he has been withdrawn from the England squad and will undergo rehabilitation at his club," read a statement on the England national team's official website, Thursday night, as quoted by Antara.

Gutted for you, @TrentAA.

Wishing you a speedy recovery! 💪

— England (@England) June 3, 2021

Alexander-Arnold's injury has opened up the opportunity for England head coach Gareth Southgate to call up substitutes according to UEFA rules.

However, Southgate will only make that decision after the next warm-up match against Romania on Sunday.

Earlier on Tuesday, Southgate announced the final squad for Euro 2020. Attacking midfielder Jesse Lingard was one of six names left out. The four other names left out are defender Ben Godfrey, defender Ben White, goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale, striker Ollie Watkins, and midfielder James Ward-Prowse.

Meanwhile, Manchester United striker Mason Greenwood has already resigned from the England squad due to a recurring injury.

The names left out will remain in the England squad for the two warm-up games against Austria on Wednesday local time and Romania on Sunday.

"We still have two warm-up games where the dropped players can be involved and if anyone is injured they will be called up first," Southgate said.

UEFA granted waivers to teams participating in EURO 2020 to make substitutions in their squad before the first match of the group stage, in case of serious injury or sick player.