Fabian Delph missed England training on Monday and appears to now be a major doubt for the World Cup double-header against Slovenia and Lithuania.
The Manchester City midfielder earned a surprise call-up last week, with Gareth Southgate selecting him in his squad for the first time since becoming England manager last year.
But Southgate did suggest last Thursday that injuries to 12 players had forced him to select players ‘who haven't necessarily warranted it on their performances’.
Delph was thought to be among those he could have been referring to given that he had not started a single Premier League game for City this season.