Gibson has been drafted into the England squad for the match against Lithuania after Smalling was injured in training Owen Humphreys/PAJosé Mourinho’s tendency to spy a possible conspiracy will not have been quelled by two of his defenders having picked up injuries on England duty, leaving the Manchester United manager with a threadbare defence as he plans for a frenetic finale to the season. Chris Smalling was hurt in training yesterday having been accidentally responsible for the broken toe sustained by Phil Jones before England’s international against Germany in midweek. The double blow leaves Mourinho with only Marcus Rojo and Eric Bailly as senior cover for the centre-back positions as the Portuguese prepares for games against West Bromwich Albion and Everton, and the first leg of the Europa League semi final against Anderlecht on April 13. Smalling’s injury is understood not to be serious but…

Source: The Times March 25, 2017 00:00 UTC