The international match day is back, but some players left the national team due to injury. We have selected Best Injured XI, here is the full list.
Alisson
Type of injury: Calf injury
Status: The Reds' star shot-stopper is set to spend a significant amount of time on the sidelines, and will be absent for a few key clashes
Laporte
Type of injury: Cartilage injury & lateral meniscus injury
Status: Aymeric Laporte was substituted at half time of the EFL Cup final, and Guardiola initially said that the Frenchman will remain sidelined until after the international break.
Chiellini
Type of injury: ACL surgery
Status: Juventus captain Giorgio Chiellini has been diagnosed with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee and will require surgery. He could out for 6 months.
Shaw
Type of injury: Hamstring injury
Status: Shaw was replaced by Ashley Young in the first half of the defeat against Crystal Palace with a hamstring injury and could be out for up to a couple of weeks after the international break.
Wan-Bissaka
Type of injury: Back injury
Status: The right-back has enjoyed a fine start to the season with the Reds and was rewarded with a first senior international call-up by manager Gareth Southgate, but has been forced to withdraw from the England squad due to a back issue.
Hazard
Type of injury: Thigh injury
Status: The Belgian has missed the first three LaLiga Santander games with an injury and his absence has seen Madrid suffer and stutter to a poor start. Optimistically, it was predicted that he'd return in time to take on Villarreal.
Kante
Type of injury: Ankle injury
Status: With four years of near non-stop football, since his 2015 arrival in England and Leicester, taking their toll on the influential midfielder Lampard says the time has come, first, to give Kante 'a little bit of TLC.'
Pogba
Type of injury: Ankle injury
Status: Pogba is another United player forced to pull out of this week's international fixtures following the ankle injury he picked up against Southampton in the last Premier League outing. The French midfielder could return on September 14.
Mbappe
Type of injury: Hamstring injury
Status: PSG star has confirmed an absence of 4 weeks depending on the evolution
Suarez
Type of injury: Calf injury
Status: The Uruguay international went off with a calf problem in Barcelona's defeat to Bilbao and is expected to be on the sidelines until the middle of September.
Messi
Type of injury: Calf injury
Status: Messi was not deemed to have recovered enough from the calf problem he picked up with Argentina during the summer to feature against Betis, but the 32-year-old is back in training.
Subs:
Martial
Type of injury: Thigh injury
Status: The new No.9 did not make the matchday squad vs Southampton, however, and United will be hopeful he can be back in action soon. And the potential return date for him is September 14.
Cavani
Type of injury: The right hip injury
Status: The new No.9 did not make the matchday squad vs Southampton, however, and United will be hopeful he can be back in action soon. And the potential return date for him is September 14.
Ramsey
Type of injury: Hamstring injury
Status: The 28-year-old is not yet fully fit following his hamstring injury suffered in April.
Kovacic
Type of injury: Achilles injury
Status: The Chelsea midfielder has been diagnosed with inflammation of the Achilles tendon grip on his right leg, which is why he cannot compete for the upcoming games against Slovakia and Azerbaijan.
Rudiger
Type of injury: Knee injury
Status: Rudiger wasn't included in the squad for the match against Sheffield United, but should be fit enough to make his comeback after the international break vs Wolves.
