HARRY MAGUIRE will miss England’s Nations League deciders against Greece and Republic of Ireland.
Interim manager Lee Carsley is set to name the squad for his final two games in charge before Thomas Tuchel takes over.
Manchester United defender Maguire, 31, has not played since October 6 due to a calf problem.
He featured in Carsley’s first match against Ireland but was left out of the last squad for the games with Greece and Finland.
United team-mate Kobbie Mainoo, 19, is struggling with a muscle injury.
Manchester City’s Jack Grealish, 29, looks set to miss out with injury, while Etihad pal John Stones, 30, has a foot problem.
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England were stunned by Greece at Wembley last month.
Vangelis Pavlidis gave the brilliant visitors a deserved lead on 49 minutes.
Jude Bellingham thought he’d rescued the Three Lions a point when he levelled three minutes from time.
But Pavlidis would have the final say, netting four minutes into stoppage time to secure all three points.
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Carsley’s men recovered three days later to beat Finland 3-1 in Helsinki.
They trail Greece by three points going into their two final matches of the group stage.
The Wembley clash with Ireland will be Carsley’s last in caretaker charge.
New boss Tuchel will officially take over on January 1.
Inside FA’s thrilling chase for Tuchel
THE FA’s path to securing Thomas Tuchel’s signature was not a straightforward one.
They tried to lure Pep Guardiola from Manchester City over the summer.
They even made contact with Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti after deciding to target trophy-laden foreign gaffers.
The FA’s determination to go international was summed up by their decision NOT to interview Newcastle boss Eddie Howe.
Initial talks with Tuchel saw him express a slight interest in replacing Gareth Southgate.
But he was waiting to see what would happen at Manchester United, with Erik ten Hag’s future under the spotlight.
Man Utd owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe eventually decided to stick with Ten Hag – and that opened the door to the FA getting their man.
Read the full story on England’s thrilling pursuit of Thomas Tuchel.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
