Gareth Southgate is facing a nervous waiting game with England due to fly to Qatar on Tuesday, November 15.
The clock is ticking for the likes of Reece James, Kalvin Phillips and Kyle Walker who are three key fitness doubts for the squad. England boss Southgate will name his 26-man squad for the World Cup on Thursday, November 10, with the first game against Iran 11 days later.
But it now means that every little knock or player needing treatment sets the alarm bells ringing as effectively they only have two weeks to be ready for Qatar. That is what set the alarm bells ringing as soon as Bukayo Saka went down in Arsenal ’s thumping win over Nottingham Forest on Sunday.