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United striker Danny Welbeck looks set to miss England's World Cup opener against Italy after limping out of training.

The Longsight-born forward appeared to pull up with a hamstring strain at England's Rio training base.

He left the training ground with strapping on the inside of his thigh after treatment from England physio Gary Lewin.

Welbeck is now a major doubt for the Group D clash in Manaus.His absence would be a blow for England boss Roy Hodgson, who is a big fan of the 23-year-old.

Welbeck, who has scored just one goal for United or England since January, has scored eight times in 20 games under Hodgson.

His injury would appear to open the door for Liverpool’s Raheem Sterling, who has impressed Hodgson in training while Welbeck hopes the injury will not rule him out of the tournament completely.