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Adam Lallana has suffered a devastating new injury blow.

Liverpool midfielder Lallana, 30, last night pulled out of England’s squad after breaking down in his first training session back after missing the World Cup.

Lallana has returned to his club with a groin problem which comes after last season was wrecked by a series of injuries which saw him miss out on going to Russia, having only made the standby list.

England boss Gareth Southgate said: “He has just picked up a muscular injury. It was quite close to the beginning of training so it is the worst thing as far as we are concerned because you never want to send players back injured.

“Adam has had such a difficult run personally. He is a player we think so much of and I know Jurgen Klopp does.

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"So at the moment he is having a really difficult run and you review what you might have been able to do differently but today was just really out of the blue.

“I am really disappointed for him because he has had such a tough year - missing so much football. Hopefully he will be back strong as quickly as possible.

It is a major setback for Lallana - who has played just three minutes of football this season - who was hoping to start against Spain at Wembley on Saturday.

Southgate has already lost Raheem Sterling to a back injury and his squad is looking increasingly depleted but they have yet to call up further replacements.

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England trained this morning at St George’s Park with Dominic Solanke being promoted from the under-21s to make up numbers as five players who played for their clubs on Sunday did a lighter session.

Southgate is also worried about Harry Kane’s fitness although the England captain is expected to face Spain.

Kane together with other players who played on Sunday - Kieran Trippier, Luke Shaw, James Tarkowski and Jesse Lingard - did not take part in the full training session.

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But Tottenham striker Kane, who only had a short break after the World Cup, is also suffering from a cold as Southgate continues to manage his fitness.

Southgate has also called up Fulham keeper Marcus Bettinelli to the squad in addition to the other three keepers Jordan Pickford, Jack Butland and Alex McCarthy.

Former England under-21 keeper Bettinelli, 26, is being drafted in for the games with Spain and Switzerland.