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England manager Sarina Wiegman decided to leave out star defender Alex Greenwood from their match against France and has copped some criticism for the selection.

Greenwood is a left-footed defender and on Friday Wiegman started four right-footed players at the back.

The manager defended her decision: “Of course it’s ideal to have a left-footer too, Millie [Bright] can play with her left foot on the right side, Leah [Williamson] is pretty comfortable on the left side.

“That was also a consideration for this game. Alex is a good defender, she has done very well over the last period.

“Today, I chose Millie and Leah. That defence, I thought we needed in the centre because of the qualities of France. They’re very pacy, very powerful. I think that was the right decision.”

As well as the criticism directed at her for leaving out Greenwood, Wiegman has also been criticised for the lack of squad rotation.

New talents like Grace Clinton and Jess Park have not seen game time with eight of the 11 starters from Euro 2022 starting against France last Friday.

Wiegman said: “I think if you look at the last camp, we have played many players and have brought in many players.

“We’re trying to get players closer to more minutes. With the technical staff and I, we decided before the game on this.”