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Steven Railston

Manchester United great Gary Neville has Marcus Rashford England theory for Italy final

Gary Neville thinks Marcus Rashford or Jadon Sancho could start for England against Italy in the final of the European Championship.

Manchester United forward Rashford has so far been deprived minutes at the tournament, while imminent signing Sancho has only made one start for Gareth Southgate's side — impressing in England's stylish quarter-final 4-0 win against Ukraine.

That decision from Southgate to start Sancho certainly caught some by surprise, but now Neville thinks there could be another selection change from the Three Lions boss.

He has suggested either Rashord or Sancho could start ahead of Arsenal's Bukayo Saka at Wembley on Sunday night.

"I have to say, that I think on Sunday we’ll see Sancho or Rashford playing in one of the wide positions instead of Saka. I think we need pace, so I don’t think it will be a Foden or a Grealish," Neville told Sky Sports' The Overlap.

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"We really do need that pace going in behind for Harry Kane.

"With Kane dropping in and [Giorgio] Chiellini or [Leanardo] Bonucci coming in to try and sort of mark Kane get drawn out of those spaces, if they don’t come in, Kane turns and he can hopefully shoot.

"If they do come in, you’ve got Rashford or Sancho and Sterling from those sides, making those runs, Mane does it with Liverpool and Salah — I’ve got a sneaky feeling with Rashford for this game.

"I'm not saying he’ll play, it could be Sancho, but I think one of them two could take Saka’s place."

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