Bukayo Saka has been ruled out of England’s friendlies against Switzerland and Ivory Coast after testing positive for Covid-19. Gareth Southgate has had to deal with a number of withdrawals since naming his 25-man squad last Thursday and Saka takes the total to six, after Trent Alexander-Arnold, Reece James, Aaron Ramsdale, Sam Johnstone and Tammy Abraham. The Football Association said regarding Saka: “The Arsenal player had been isolating from the rest of the squad at St George’s Park since Wednesday and has now returned home. No further replacements are planned with a squad of 24 in place.” Saka, who trained with the group on Tuesday, tweeted: “I’ll be supporting the boys from home this weekend and I can’t wait to be being back doing what I love soon.” England kick off their World Cup preparations by facing Switzerland on Saturday then Ivory Coast on Tuesday at Wembley. Arsenal’s next game is at Crystal Palace a week on Monday.