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Aston Villa defender Ezri Konsa has withdrawn from the England squad through injury.

The 26-year-old had been called up for the Nations League matches against Greece and Finland. But he will play no part in the fixtures, remaining at Villa instead.

Lee Carsley, England's interim manager, has decided not to call up any replacements after the withdrawal of Konsa, Manchester United midfielder Mainoo and Nottingham Forest midfielder Gibbs-White was confirmed by the FA. Konsa was forced off just 12 minutes into the goalless draw with United on Sunday.

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In the aftermath of the United game, Konsa posted a photo of himself with Emi Martinez as he sat up on the pitch awaiting treatment, accompanied with a flexing muscle emoji, as all concerned with Villa await to learn the extent of the centre half's setback. Villa are already without John McGinn, while Jacob Ramsey and Amadou Onana missed Sunday, too.

"I don’t know if it’s a big or small injury," said Emery. "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."

Konsa started in England’s most recent outing – a 2-0 home win over Finland – while Mainoo played 77 minutes in Carsley’s first match in charge – a 2-0 triumph over the Republic of Ireland in Dublin.

Harry Kane is set to feature for the Three Lions after an injury scare. The England skipper was taken off in Bayern Munich's 3-3 draw with Eintracht Frankfurt following a collision.