Ramsey withdraw from Wales squad due to thigh injury

Wales midfielder Aaron Ramsey has been ruled out of his country’s first Euro 2020 qualifier at home to Slovakia on Sunday.

Arsenal’s Ramsey, 28, has withdrawn from the squad and gone back to London after failing to recover from a thigh injury.

The Wales Twitter account said: “Ryan Giggs has confirmed that @aaronramsey has withdrawn from the @Cymru squad through injury and has returned to @Arsenal for treatment.”

Manager Giggs told a news conference: “We have plan B and we have worked on it during the week.

“He was in good form, but it gives a chance for someone else.”

Ramsey had missed training ahead of the Slovakia game, with the injury having ruled him out of Wednesday’s 1-0 friendly win over Trinidad and Tobago.