Leicester City playmaker James Maddison didn't train with England on Thursday (December 17) to manage his workload as he steps up his recovery from a knee injury in a bid to feature at the World Cup.
The 25-year-old was named in Gareth Southgate's 26-man squad for the tournament in Qatar, last week, and is looking to add to his one cap.
Maddison and, fellow injury concern, Kyle Walker they trained on Wednesday but he was absent from their Iran preparations yesterday as his training load is managed to aid his recovery.