Fabian Delph is a major doubt for England’s final two World Cup qualifiers against Slovenia and Lithuania after missing training on Monday.

England manager Gareth Southgate handed Delph a shock recall for the games, following a two-year absence from international football.

Southgate admitted there were players in his latest squad who did not merit selection and Delph had only played 20 minutes of Premier League football at that point.

But Delph started Manchester City’s victory over Chelsea and Saturday and completed a full 90 minutes, during which he was superb at left-back.

Victory over Slovenia at Wembley on Thursday night would clinch England’s place at the World Cup finals in Russia next summer.