Manchester City’s Elliot Anderson and Marc Guéhi were among the most heavily used England players during the international break, both starting all four Nations League matches as Nations League and global fixtures took their toll across the Premier League.
The Guardian reports that the intensity of four games in 11 days has left clubs with mounting injury concerns. Anderson and Guéhi, alongside Harry Kane, were the only England players to start every match, with Nico O’Reilly withdrawing halfway through the competition.
City will face Liverpool this weekend in their first match since being found guilty of over 100 breaches of Premier League financial regulations. Haaland was given a brief rest during the break by Norway, according to his national team coach Ståle Solbakken, who said elite players in the Champions League needed recovery time after a demanding season.
The international break has been marked by a steady stream of injuries across the Premier League. Hamstring and muscle problems have been particularly common, with Arsenal dealing with absences for Kai Havertz and Christos Tzolis, and Liverpool losing Alexander Isak and Cody Gakpo to injury with their respective countries.
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