Saka to return to England squad for Senegal clash

England and Arsenal winger and talisman Bukayo Saka has been declared fit to return to action.

Saka will feature in a much-changed England team for the friendly against Senegal on Tuesday, manager Thomas Tuchel said, as he makes changes to the England team that laboured to a lacklustre 1-0 win over Andorra in World Cup qualifying on Saturday.

"After the last game of the season I had a little strain," Saka told reporters on Monday.

"Fair play to England, they managed me well. The manager left me out on Saturday and said I will play tomorrow.

"I love coming to England camps and playing for England. It has been a bit of a frustrating year with injuries, but I am here now and looking forward to tomorrow."

Tuchel was critical of his team's "lack of urgency" after the win over Andorra which put them in command of group K.

"I protect my players, I said no names of players, it is not an individual matter," Tuchel said at the team's training base at St. George's Park.

"But as a team, we did not reach our standards. I felt we didn't play seriously enough in what we needed to do in a World Cup qualifier."

England should face a tougher test against Senegal.

The African side, who lost 3-0 to England at the 2022 World Cup in the only previous match between the teams, are unbeaten in their last 23 matches across all competitions.

England have won all three games under Tuchel and their last six matches in all competitions, keeping a clean sheet in each of the last five.

The match will be played at Wembley Stadium, London.

Kick off at 10 pm Kenyan time.