Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho has been given some bad news about Harry Kane.
The Portuguese has pleaded with Southgate not to overplay Kane in the upcoming World Cup qualifiers against San Marino, Albania and Poland.
But England manager Gareth Southgate says he cannot jeopardise the country's chances of qualification.
"In these three-game windows we want players in the best condition to perform, not only in game one, but game three," said the England manager. "We've got to manage the load in training and matches and we try to do that.
"We had eight games in the autumn and I don't think anyone started more than six. We played a couple of players more than would have liked to in November, but we are talking about 20 minutes here and there.
"We've got to win matches and we've got three World Cup qualifiers. The managers understand that and I have empathy with them. We will do all we can to manage all the players."
