Withdrawals and worries

Morning all.

It’s all about the withdrawals this morning, as a clutch of Arsenal players who were supposed to be involved for their countries have returned to north London. First up, after Noni Madueke had be taken off in the first half of England’s 1-1 draw with Uruguay, it was announced he’d be returning, along with Declan Rice and Bukayo Saka who had joined up late, for ‘medical assessment’.

Quite what that means, I’m not 100% sure. If my glass is half-full it’s simply a common...