Gareth Southgate is prepared to rest all of England’s Champions League finalists, including captain Harry Kane, as he attempts to guide the country to a first competitive trophy since 1966.

England face Holland in the semi-finals of the Nations League on Thursday night, but Southgate is ready to make a big selection call by leaving out the seven players who took part in the Champions League final between Liverpool and Tottenham.

That would mean Kane, together with midfielder Jordan Henderson, being rested and would give the opportunity to Raheem Sterling to captain England on his 50th international appearance.

Trent Alexander-Arnold, Dele Alli and Danny Rose also started in Madrid last Saturday, while Joe Gomez and Eric Dier made substitute appearances.

All seven players only trained with the rest of the England squad for the first time on Tuesday and Southgate admitted it put them behind their international team-mates in terms of preparation.