Aston Villa & Man Utd stars out of England squad as injury concerns become clear

Three England players - Nottingham Forest forward Morgan Gibbs-White, Aston Villa’s Ezri Konsa and Manchester United midfielder Kobbie Mainoo - have been ruled out of Lee Carsley’s squad to face Greece and Finland in the Nations League this week.

Gibbs-White pulled up after taking a shot during Nottingham Forest’s 1-1 draw against Chelsea at the weekend and was brought off for Nicolas Dominguez as a result. Konsa, meanwhile, was substituted after he went down with a hamstring injury in Villa’s 0-0 draw against Manchester United on Sunday in the Premier League.

Mainoo was also involved in that game - he was subbed off for Casemiro in the 85th minute. While it appeared to be merely precautionary, his absence from the England squad indicates that it could be somewhat more serious.

The severity of Konsa’s injury remains to be seen. In a press conference, Unai Emery said: “I don’t know if it’s a big or small injury. The players who do not play with their national teams have to rest now and we will try to get players like Amadou Onana, Jacob Ramsey and John McGinn back in the next two weeks.

“Hopefully we will soon have Boubacar Kamara and Tyrone Mings available after long-term injuries and then we have Emiliano Buendia who is getting fitter.”

It is not all bad news, however - Three Lions talisman Harry Kane has been given a clean bill of health by the FA after he was considered an injury doubt when he was brought off during Bayern Munich’s 3-3 classic against Eintracht Frankfurt at the weekend.

According to BBC Sport, Carsley is ‘not planning’ to add any new names to his squad - as such, he will have to make do with the 22 players at his disposal.

Who is in the England squad?

The full England squad, not including the three injured players mentioned, is as follows:

Goalkeepers: Jordan Pickford (Everton), Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace), Nick Pope (Newcastle United).

Defenders: Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Levi Colwill (Chelsea), Marc Guehi (Crystal Palace), John Stones (Manchester City), Rico Lewis (Manchester City), Kyle Walker (Manchester City).

Midfielders: Conor Gallagher (Atletico Madrid), Angel Gomes (LOSC Lille), Declan Rice (Arsenal), Cole Palmer (Chelsea), Phil Foden (Manchester City), Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid).

Forwards: Noni Madueke (Chelsea), Jack Grealish (Manchester City), Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United), Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), Dominic Solanke (Tottenham Hotspur).