Palmer, who only trained twice in the week after picking up a knock against Manchester United last weekend, played the full 90 on Sunday but will play no part for the beaten Euro 2024 finalists in the Greek capital, who will be looking to avenge last month’s dismal 2-1 defeat at Wembley.

Bukayo Saka, Declan Rice and Cole Palmer have all dropped out of the England squad for the Nations League double header against Greece and the Republic of Ireland. Interim Three Lions boss Lee Carsley named an 26-man squad last week, the final squad before Thomas Tuchel takes over in January.

Arsenal pair Bukayo Saka and Declan Rice are major doubts for England’s upcoming Nations League matches, with Mikel Arteta suggesting the pair will be forced to pull out of the international break.Both Saka and Rice came off injured during the second half of Sunday’s 1-1 draw with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.