The Three Lions duo suffered injuries against Spain on Saturday, but neither player should be sidelined for too long <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Luke Shaw is likely to only need a week off after suffering a concussion in Saturday’s 2-1 defeat to Spain and Dele Alli could feature for Tottenham at the weekend despite a muscle strain, according to England manager Gareth Southgate.<\/p>\n
Shaw, who has enjoyed a fine start to the season with Manchester United, was forced off early in the second half at Wembley after taking an accidental blow to the head in a collision with Dani Carvajal.<\/p>\n
The left-back needed significant medical attention on the pitch before eventually being carried off on a stretcher.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
But Southgate expects him to be back soon and is confident that after the mandatory time off concussion sufferers must take, he will be straight back in training.<\/p>\n
Shaw will still likely miss United’s Champions League opener at Young Boys on September 19 due to a lack of sharpness.<\/p>\n
Speaking to reporters ahead of England’s friendly with Switzerland, Southgate said: “All being well, he [Shaw] has a mandatory six- or seven-day period [of not playing following the concussion].<\/p>\n
“But he should be back in [training] as soon as that is done.”<\/p>\n
Alli was withdrawn from England’s squad earlier on Monday as a result of a muscular injury he also suffered in the defeat to Spain.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Though Southgate does not think it is anything Tottenham fans need to worry about as he\u00a0suggested\u00a0Alli\u00a0could even play against Liverpool on Saturday.<\/p>\n
“He’s had a minor strain, but I think he should be fine for his club this weekend,” Southgate said.<\/p>\n
“I thought Dele’s performance was good against Spain. He makes critical forward runs and he learned a lot from the game.”<\/p>\n<\/p>\n