
Marcus Rashford is the poster boy both for England's new away kit and his country's footballing future.

A new, two-tone Nike strip will replace the current red version as the Three Lions chase a place at next summer's World Cup in Russia.

Manchester United striker Rashford, 19, is expected to play a key role in the countdown to the finals.

England players wearing the new away kit (left to right): Raheem Sterling, John Stones, Harry Kane and Marcus Rashford

Marcus Rashford shows off England's smart new Nike away kit, which swaps traditional red for navy blue

Rashford models the new kit, which England will wear for the first time on Wednesday when they play Germany in Munich

The 19-year-old has been selected to be the poster boy for the new Nike kit as England chase a place at the 2018 World Cup

England will wear the kit for the first time in a fixture on Wednesday when they face Germany in a friendly in Dortmund.

Rashford, who has emerged as an exciting option for England following a remarkable 12-month journey since his professional debut last February, represents a new generation of talent for the Three Lions.

The teenager scored on his debuts for both United and then for England in a friendly against Australia in the build-up to Euro 2016.

Rashford was one of very few high points for England at the tournament as they were embarrassingly knocked out by Iceland.

Speaking about that disappointment to the Player's Tribune, Rashford said the post-match words of Wayne Rooney have stuck with him since.

Rashford has emerged as an exciting option for England figure during his rapid rise in professional football

Rashford was one of very few bright points for England at Euro 2016, having scored on his debut in the tournament build-up

The kits will cost the same as the Euro 2016 ones did - £101 for a full adult kit and £60 for the shirt, £84 for a child's full strip

He said: 'When we were knocked out by Iceland at the Euros, it was a massive disappointment. We were all sitting around in the dressing room after the match, not sure what to think. But then Wayne gets up. And he says one thing - "Keep your head up. We've got a lot to fight for in the future. Look forward".

'He says it to each individual person. One by one, he goes up to us and looks us in the eye. So that's where we are now. Our heads are up and we're fighting for the future.

'I know I'm young - the whole squad is quite young - but we want to make history in the time we've got. We know that when people look back on our team, it's the trophies people are going to judge us on.'

Rashford, who started for United on Sunday, is one of only three striking options available for England in Germany

Rashford is likely to be wearing the new kit again on Wednesday, as an injury crisis means he is one of just three strikers in Gareth Southgate's squad, along with Jamie Vardy and the recalled Jermain Defoe.

He is looking forward to being part of the senior squad again, having missed out on the first qualifier away to Slovakia, when England were managed by Sam Allardyce.

He said: 'I've already gone through obstacles myself. I didn't get the call up for the first World Cup qualifier. But you expect obstacles and you have to get past them – I scored a hat-trick for the Under-21s that week.

'My head's up. I'm looking forward, and I can't wait to play away in Germany and then get to Wembley. As a kid, I never got to watch a match at Wembley. I only saw it on the TV in my mum's house. Just like I dreamed of playing for England, I dreamed of the day I'd get to play at Wembley.

'When I finally did, it wasn't like I had dreamed. It was so much better than that.'

The blue kit replaces the red worn by England when they played Germany last March, and which they used at Euro 2016

At Euro 2016 England wore a two-tone red kit, with the new navy outfit providing a break from those bad memories for new manager Gareth Southgate and his team as they look to reach Russia for the 2018 World Cup.

It has been confirmed the new strip will cost the same as the kits used in France last summer. To buy the full adult kit, fans will have to fork out £101.

The away shirts cost £60 for adults and £48 for children, with full kits for younger supporters costing £84.