Gareth Southgate will seek talks with Premier League managers in an attempt to ease the player burnout fears which are threatening to derail his plans for next summer’s European Championship finals.
The England manager was last night hit by two further withdrawals ahead of tomorrow’s Nations League dead rubber against Iceland at Wembley.
As revealed by Sportsmail yesterday, Raheem Sterling has returned to Manchester City after suffering a calf injury in training last week, and Jordan Henderson has gone back to Liverpool after complaining of muscular tightness.
Ben Chilwell remains a doubt after suffering a lower back injury against Belgium on Sunday.