Under-21s release five players

Under-21s release five players

Published Mar. 26, 2011 9:15 a.m. ET

Sunderland duo Jordan Henderson and Danny Welbeck, Manchester United's Chris Smalling and Bolton pair Fabrice Muamba and Daniel Sturridge, who all played in the 4-0 defeat of Denmark in Viborg on Tuesday, will miss the friendly against Iceland at Deepdale on Monday night. Manchester City's Micah Richards will also be missing following the hamstring injury he picked up in the Denmark game. The FA also announced on Saturday that Pearce's team will face Norway in Southampton on June 5 for their final friendly ahead of the European Under-21 Championship in Denmark this summer.

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