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Roy Hodgson is set to leave Daniel Sturridge out of his squad for England's final Euro 2016 qualifiers.

The Liverpool striker has endured a nightmare 12 months with injury but made his latest return to club action earlier this month.

Sturridge scored twice for Liverpool against Aston Villa at the weekend, but will be rested for Thursday's Europa League clash with Swiss side Sion at Anfield.

Boss Brendan Rodgers vowed not to "break" the striker and admitted he would warn Hodgson to do the same, if he selected him for England's upcoming fixtures.

Hodgson did consider selecting Sturridge after being given the all-clear by Rodgers, but is now likely to leave him out, according to the Telegraph.

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The Three Lions boss was keen to integrate him back into the squad for the matches against Estonia and Lithuania, with Sturridge having missed the entire qualifying campaign.

But England do not want to aggravate Liverpool, given Sturridge broke down with a thigh injury, almost a year ago, leading to Rodgers questioning his treatment.

Earlier this week, the Liverpool boss gave Hodgson the go-ahead to select his player - but warned he needs to be managed carefully.

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"We have just got to make sure that we don’t break him at this stage. He is recovering from the game at the weekend and he is still building himself towards fitness. But what he gives us is that real quality in the final third," he said.

“I haven’t spoken with the FA. I wouldn’t have any concern about him being selected. Daniel is back in the fold now and he is obviously one of the top English strikers."

England are already without Danny Welbeck, Jordan Henderson, Jack Wilshere and Fabian Delph for the two matches.