Carsley won his opening game as interim boss as his side beat the Republic of Ireland 2-0 in Dublin on Saturday. Declan Rice opened the scoring before Jack Grealish netted a second before half-time.
Having recorded a comfortable victory, the temptation might have been to keep the team the same. However, the former Everton midfielder has already acknowledged the need to manage players’ fitness levels.
He said: “We have to be realistic that the players that didn’t have a lot of time off in the summer, came back having maybe not played as many minutes, to expect them just to go into, especially, a game in Dublin at the tempo that we thought it would be and the physicality.
“I didn’t want to put them in a position where if they didn’t do well, you could almost see what they didn’t do well.
“It just gave us a chance to do a bit more work with them during the week and then put them in a position… and there’s maybe four or five that needed that extra work and that extra day’s training which will hopefully help them.”
That said, Newcastle United star Anthony Gordon will be hoping to retain his starting spot on the left wing, while Tino Livramento is eyeing his first cap after being called up to the senior squad for the first time.
Here’s how England are expected to line-up at Wembley - based on what the national media are saying:
1. GK: Jordan Pickford (Everton)
England caps: 69 | Getty Images
2. RB: Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool)
England caps: 30 | Getty Images
3. CB: John Stones (Manchester City)
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4. CB: Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa)
England caps: 7 | Getty Images