England is preparing to take the selection wager for the semi-finals of the League of Nations

Gareth Southgate admits that he is ready to rest Harry Kane after his nightmare of the Champions League final.

English captain Kane said he was fit to face the Netherlands in the League of Nations semi-finals on Thursday, but he was out of the match for his first game for Tottenham on Saturday after eight weeks of ankle injury.

The boss of the three Lions, Southgate, believes that the national team should not rely too much on a player as was the case with Wayne Rooney and David Beckham in the past. Raheem Sterling is now ready to wear the armband the night he wins his 50th selection.

Southgate said: "I have to evaluate all the players who have been involved in Madrid.

"It's a unique game and a unique set of circumstances, whether you win or lose, the emotional and physical implications, the fact that the players only arrived on Tuesday and there was a lot of tactical work going on.

"When I took office, I remembered that everything had fallen on Wayne Rooney's shoulders and at the big tournaments … I was in Japan and it was all about David Beckham to see if he would be fit. .

"We had to form a team where we did not depend on one player or multiple players, where the burden was shared and where people carried the torch at different times. And that we had competition for places and strength in depth.

"The motivation comes from the desire to win, but you should know that some players can enter and take your place. We have a lot of confidence in all our players. "

Dutch defender Liverpool, Virgil van Dijk, said that striker Kane was "not 100%" after a 90-minute showdown this weekend. Southgate is ready to be strong while his Spurs counterpart, Mauricio Pochettino, is criticized for not choosing the player.

Sterling should be skipper with Jordan Henderson, another option to lead the team, which is also safe – the seven players in the Champions League final should be left out – but revealed that he had apologized to Southgate following a public relations gaffe who revealed that he could be captain.

Manchester City star Sterling said he knew nothing about the press release, saying: "I woke up furiously this morning. I had a conversation with Gareth. I had no conversation with anyone in my agency, so it was a strange awakening.

"The first thing I did after phoning my agent was to see Gareth in the hallway and I apologized for what he had happened. I do not know where it comes from.

PROBABLE TEAM Pickford; Walker, Stones, Maguire, Chilwell; Rice, Barkley, Lingard; Sterling, Rashford, Sancho.