Liverpool and Tottenham stars among England’s most injury-prone players, research reveals

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Harry Kane and Jordan Henderson have been pinpointed as two of the more injury-prone players set to appear at Euro 2020. This new research worryingly reveals that both England’s captain and former captain are seemingly a risk of being side-lined during the tournament.

Thankfully for the Three Lions, in the grand scheme of things they occupy mid-table in terms of injury-prone squads set to appear at Euro 2020.

Top spot belongs to the unfortunate Switzerland who already have their hands full trying to progress from Group A against Wales, an impressive Italy side who dispatched Turkey, the third member, in Friday night’s opener.

England’s tendency towards injury can largely be attributed to Luke Shaw and Tyrone Mings, both of whom have missed significant chunks of their young careers through serious injuries.

According to these new figures, Kane has missed 15% of his career through injury which puts him ahead of the tournament’s other leading lights; Kevin De Bruyne, Cristiano Ronaldo and Kylian Mbappe.

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Henderson’s 17% is even higher, meaning two of the most senior professionals in the England set-up are side-lined regularly enough to make the ‘England Injury-Prone XI’.

So far, however, those two have been wrapped in cotton wool as Kane gears up for England’s opener against Croatia and Henderson continues to work his way back to full fitness after, you guessed it, an injury.

England’s highest-profile issue leading up to Euro 2020 has surrounded Manchester United centre-back Harry Maguire.

The Red Devils’ captain sustained an ankle ligament injury against Aston Villa in May, causing him to miss his first Premier League minutes since he signed for United back in 2019.

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Maguire’s absence has threatened to completely re-shuffle Gareth Southgate’s plans, with a three at the back formation believed to be in the pipeline due to the absence of England’s most steadying presence in defence.

Liverpool’s talented right back Trent Alexander-Arnold also succumbed to a thigh injury in the lead up to the tournament.

The 22-year-old was visibly upset as he limped off in the closing stages of England’s warm-up game against Austria at the Riverside Stadium.

With injuries aplenty in defence and an abundance of attacking talent to shoehorn into the side, Southgate and onlooking fans will be praying for a clean bill of health for England’s gang of defenders from here on in.

Although England are widely expected to make it out of their group, a fiercely tough fixture against either Germany, Portugal or France would likely await in the knockout stage.

For games of that magnitude, senior figures like Kane and Henderson would have to be firing on all cylinders, no matter how injury-prone new figures show them to be.

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