Kevin de Bruyne is a doubt for Manchester City's Premier League match with Arsenal on Saturday after the midfielder withdrew from the Belgium squad with injury.
De Bruyne, 29, came off in the 73rd-minute of Belgium's 2-1 Uefa Nations League defeat to England at Wembley on Sunday, and the national team's Twitter account confirmed he would not be available for the next Group B game in Iceland.
"@DeBruyneKev returned to his club. He couldn’t be fit enough to play against Iceland," the tweet said.
After the England match, Belgium manager Roberto Martinez insisted De Bruyne's substitution was "more precaution that we had to avoid [something], he wasn't 100 per cent".
The midfielder has four days to overcome the undisclosed injury, with City facing Arsenal at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday evening. Raheem Sterling, who pulled out of the England squad before the game against Belgium, is also an injury doubt for City.
Belgium trail England by one point at the midway stage in their Nations League group following Sunday's defeat.
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England v Belgium player ratings
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ENGLAND RATINGS: Jordan Pickford - 7: Dealt with most things thrown at him and one thumping pass almost put Marcus Rashford through on goal. Reuters -
Kyle Walker - 9: The Manchester City defender was ubiquitous on a night he won his 50th cap and his manager's trust again. AFP -
Eric Dier - 6: Giving away unnecessary penalties is becoming the Tottenham defender's forte. Reuters -
Harry Maguire - 7: He and Dier both struggled against Lukaku's physicality early on but both improved markedly in the second half. AFP -
Trent Alexander-Arnold - 6: A subdued performance but provided the only quality ball in open play that led to Mount's winner. Reuters -
Declan Rice - 7: Struggled to get the better of the wily Witsel in the first half but dominated the Dortmund man in the second. Reuters -
Jordan Henderson - 6: Went down theatrically to win the penalty that levelled the tie. AFP -
Kieran Trippier - 7: Looked a square peg in a round hole on the left side of England's defence. Grew into the game though and made some timely interventions. AFP -
Mason Mount - 6: A surprise choice ahead of Jack Grealish and did little to justify it before his deflected effort decided the match. Reuters -
Marcus Rashford - 6: Another who had a subdued night but banged in a penalty that turned the match in England's favour. AFP -
Dominic Calvert-Lewin - 7: Some lovely hold up play with England under the cosh in the first half but precious little to feed on in front of goal. AFP -
SUBS: Harry Kane (on for Calvert-Lewin) - 5: Took the sting out of the game drawing fouls off the Belgium defenders but missed an absolute sitter. EPA -
Kalvin Phillips (on for Henderson) - 6: The Leeds man does not look out of place on the international stage. EPA -
Reece James (on for Alexander-Arnold) - 6: One of four England right-backs to get game time. The Chelsea defender snapped at the heels of Carrasco and Castagne. AFP -
Jadon Sancho (on for Mount) - NA: No time to make an impact. AFP -
BELGIUM RATINGS: Simon Mignolet - 6: Only playing due a raft of injuries but the Club Bruge man could do nothing about either England goal. AFP -
Toby Alderweireld - 7: Hardly troubled and can feel unlucky that Mount's shot looped up off his attempted block for the winner. Reuters -
Dedryck Boyata - 7: Solid showing from the Hertha Berlin defender at the heart of Belgium's three-man defence. Reuters -
Jason Denayer - 7: Comfortably dealt with most things thrown at him but was caught on his heels as substitute Kane nearly connected with a corner. AFP -
Thomas Meunier - 7: Will probably be one of the few players anywhere cursing the absence of VAR after giving away a soft penalty for England's equaliser. Reuters -
Youri Tielemans - 6: The 23-year-old will be a linchpin of this Belgium side for years to come but his manager will be concerned how he and midfield partner Witsel wilted once England had the wind in their sails. AFP -
Axel Witsel - 6: Looked pure silk until Rice nailed him with a crunching tackle just before half time. Went missing there after. Reuters -
Timothy Castagne - 7: Showed why Leicester were prepared to pay big money to bring him to the Premier League. Will be kicking himself for wandering offside that saw Carrasco's early strike ruled out though. AFP -
Yannick Carrasco - 8: Belgium's brightest player as they battered England in the first half and was unlucky not to get on the scoresheet before being replaced late on. Reuters -
Kevin de Bruyne - 8: The pass that picked out Carrasco in the second half was precision personified. It deserved a better finish. Reuters -
Romelu Lukaku - 8: The Inter Milan striker was brute force and subtle flicks in the first half before being snuffed out by England's back three in the second. Reuters -
SUBS: Yari Verschaeren (on for De Bruyne) - 5: The 19-year old came on to win a sixth Belgium cap saw little of the ball. Reuters -
Jeremy Doku (on for Carrasco) - NB: The Rennes teenager earned a second cap. EPA
