John Stones has left the England camp and will return to Manchester City as a precaution after picking up an injury before the friendly with Switzerland on Saturday.

The Manchester City centre-half pulled out of the warm-up before the 2-1 victory at Wembley but trained with the rest of the team on Monday ahead of their second match of the March international break against Ivory Coast on Tuesday.

Stones went for a scan after training on Monday and was given the all-clear to play in Tuesday's friendly, but the 27-year-old insists something does not feel right and will miss the fixture and return to his club.

England boss Gareth Southgate still has plenty of centre-back options at his disposal for the visit of the Ivory Coast, with Tyrone Mings and Harry Maguire looking for Wembley starts after sitting on the bench against Switzerland.

Arsenal defender Ben White replaced Stones just before kick-off in that game, while Marc Guehi and Conor Coady also started for the Three Lions.

Stones will also be needed for a crunch Premier League and Champions League run-in with Manchester City, as the fixture list looks to pile up for Pep Guardiola's men.

City visit Burnley this Saturday before Champions League quarter-final ties against Atletico Madrid encircle a mouth-watering clash with Premier League rivals Liverpool on April 10.