Phil Foden and Bukayo Saka START for England against Senegal but Raheem Sterling misses out as burglary details emerge
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PHIL FODEN and Bukayo Saka both started in England's 3-0 win over Senegal on Sunday night.
Manager Gareth Southgate kept Foden in the team and brought Saka back into the XI for the last-16 clash.
It was a blow for Raheem Sterling who was pushing for a place after failing to feature in the 3-0 win over Wales.
But the Chelsea man was forced to pull out after his home was broken into.
Sterling missed England's last-16 tie with Senegal after learning that his Surrey home was broken into on Saturday night.
The forward was forced to fly back from the World Cup after burglars smashed into his home.
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The FA had said before kick-off that Sterling was missing out to deal with a "family matter".
The statement read: "Raheem Sterling is not available for selection for the #ThreeLions tonight as he is dealing with a family matter."
Speaking about Sterling before the match, Southgate told : "He's dealing with a family matter so I've had quite a bit of time with him this morning but I've now had to pass that on to other people to help him with that."
He then confirmed after the match that Sterling will fly home to deal with the personal matter.
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Discussing selecting Saka over Rashford, he said: "He [Saka] was excellent in our first two matches.
"We think Marcus was also very good and it's great to have him to be able to come into the game as it opens up.
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"We've of course got an embarrassment of riches in that area of the pitch but we've liked Bukayo's performances and we think Phil and him deserve their opportunity."
England will now face France in the quarter-finals on Saturday evening.
Southgate's side are bidding to reach successive semi-finals after making the last four in Russia in 2018.