England forward Marcus Rashford has questioned the level of dedication to training under Gareth Southgate's predecessors, claiming that the intensity has reached a new level under the current regime.
Rashford came off the bench to score with his third touch in the 6-2 win over Iran last Monday, notching his first goal in a World Cup.
The Manchester United forward was then a second-half substitute during the 0-0 draw with USA which leaves England top of Group B heading into the final group match with Wales on Tuesday.
Rashford says he is ready to play from the off if called upon by Southgate, who he believes has been instrumental in ensuring the non-regular starters are fully up to speed as a result of his rigorous training methods.
"Everyone is ready and I'm raring to go," said Rashford. "Training has been good for the lads who haven't been getting as many minutes.
"For this squad, I feel like it's never really been an issue ever since Gareth has been the manager.
"Maybe before it was a bit of an issue in terms of quality of training, and people's dedication to training, but since Gareth has been manager it's been intense.
