England midfielder Jordan Henderson is hopeful over his fitness ahead of his team’s World Cup semi-final against Croatia.
Henderson, 28, came off late in England’s 2-0 win over Sweden in the quarter-finals in Samara on Saturday due to a hamstring injury.
But the Liverpool captain believes he will be ready to face Croatia in Moscow on Wednesday.
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‘I was just a little bit tight before the game, so towards the last 20 minutes I just overstretched and I felt it a little bit,’ Henderson told UK newspapers.
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‘But it doesn’t feel too bad, so hopefully it’ll be fine.’
Eric Dier replaced Henderson in the 85th minute of England’s win against Sweden.
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England coach Gareth Southgate said: ‘Hendo was feeling tightness in his hamstring, which was why we made the change.
‘We’ll just have to assess the bodies.’