John Stones will return to Manchester City as a precautionary measure after picking up an injury in the England camp.
The Manchester City centre-half pulled out of the warm-up before the 2-1 victory at Wembley but trained with the rest of the team on Monday ahead of their second match of the March international break.
After training on Monday, Stones was given the all-clear to play in Tuesday's friendly, but he insists something isn't right and will return to his club.
There are plenty of centre-back options for England to choose from, with the likes of Harry Maguire and Tyrone Mings looking to get a start at Wembley.
Stones was replaced by Ben White before the game started, while other players started for the Three Lions.
The fixture list looks to pile up for Manchester City, as they face a crunch run-in with the English top flight.
There is a mouth-watering clash between City and the Reds on April 10 on Sky Sports.
The last three top-flight matches for the reigning top-flight champion have started with Stones.
The England manager has defended his selection of Stones, saying the defender can play at the highest level.
The 29-year-old Manchester United captain has come under criticism for his club performances this season, with some questioning whether he deserved a place in the England squad for the matches against Switzerland and the Ivory Coast.
He has got us a World Cup semi-final and a European Championship final so there is no doubt that he is more than capable of playing at the highest level.
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He was good for us in the fall. The club is in a difficult moment, so that doesn't mean that players can be poor for a couple of years and still find their way in, and sometimes it depends on competition for positions.
We have had some forward players out who haven't been in good form but there are direct, experienced replacements for those players, so it is a complicated decision.
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