• Manchester United midfielder was left out of initial squad

  • First leg of World Cup playoff is on Friday in Crete

Sarina Wiegman heaped praise on Ella Toone for her positive reaction to being left out of England’s initial squad for their Women’s World Cup playoff against Greece, after recalling the Manchester United midfielder for Friday’s first leg in Heraklion, Crete.

An injury sustained by Lucy Bronze, described by Wiegman as “really small”, prompted the England right-back to return to Chelsea and Wiegman called up Toone, who travelled to Greece on Friday from Spain, where she had organised a training routine during the international window.

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