England manager, Thomas Tuchel, has spoken for the first time since Bukayo Saka and Declan Rice left camp ahead of their friendly against Japan.
The Arsenal duo have returned to their club for further medical checks.
Tuchel, speaking to the media on Monday, insisted it “made no sense” to keep Saka and Rice.
The German insisted that the two players were eager to play, but it was going to be a risky decision.
“Saka and Rice wanted to play… but it made no sense to take this risk for us and for them,” Tuchel said.
“They were clearly in discomfort. There was a risk of making it worse.”
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