Wright-Phillips out of England qualifiers but City's Onuoha could earn a call-up

22 May 2009 12:40
Shaun Wright-Phillips will miss England's World Cup qualifying double header with Kazakhstan and Andorra next month with a knee injury. The Manchester City winger would almost certainly have been in the squad Fabio Capello is due to announce on Sunday. Summer blues: Shaun Wright-Phillips has been ruled out of England's World Cup qualifiers with a knee problem However, City boss Mark Hughes has confirmed that Wright-Phillips' plans to play against Bolton at Eastlands on Sunday have been scrapped. Instead the former Chelsea star will go for a 'wash out' of his knee, with the expectation he will be back for the start of next pre-season.

Source: Daily_Mail