England boss confirms five Man Utd, City, Chelsea and Liverpool stars withdrawn from squad
Saturday, October 10, 2015 Source: Express.co.ukFIVE players have been withdrawn from the England squad following the 2-0 win over Estonia.
Roy Hodgson confirms five England players will be rested for Lithuania clash
The Three Lions won their ninth straight Euro 2016 qualifier with a comfortable 2-0 victory over their Baltic visitors thanks to goals from Theo Walcott and Raheem Sterling.
After the game, manager Roy Hodgson confirmed five of the squad would not travel to Lithuania on Monday for the final qualifier in Vilnius.
Theo Walcott opened the scoring for England at Wembley
Michael Carrick and Wayne Rooney, who missed the victory in London through injury, will return to Manchester United tonight.
Manchester City's Joe Hart, Chelsea's Gary Cahill and Liverpool's James Milner, who all played 90 minutes against the Estonians, will also not travel to Vilnius.
Raheem Sterling secured a 2-0 win for England with an 85th minute strike
England lead Group E with 27 points from nine games, with Switzerland also qualifying after beating San Marino 7-0 to climb to 18 points.
Estonia have a remote mathematical chance of finishing third after Slovenia where held 1-1 by Lithuania.
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