MANCHESTER -- England manager Gareth Southgate will hold talks with Jose Mourinho over Marcus Rashford's international status after the Manchester United manager said it "doesn't make a lot of sense" for the striker to travel to this summer's European Under-21 Championships in Poland.

Rashford, 19, is expected to be selected for Aidy Boothroyd's squad despite making just one appearance for the U21s, which came last September.

But sources have told ESPN FC that Rashford's progress in recent months, both at United and with the England senior team, has sparked doubt within the Football Association over the merits of him being selected for Poland.

Since that game, in which Rashford scored a hat trick against Norway, he has won five senior caps under Gareth Southgate.

But after saying earlier this month that he was "powerless" to prevent Rashford from joining up with the U21s, Mourinho said he sees no value in him being forced to play in Poland.

Speaking after Rashford had scored the winning goal in United's 2-1 Europa League victory over Anderlecht on Thursday, the manager said: "I just feel that when a player reaches a certain level, it doesn't make a lot of sense to drop levels.