England manager Roy Hodgson has revealed that Glen Johnson is in line to face Montenegro but admits that the full-back may require an injection to play.
The 28-year-old suffered a toe infection prior to Euro 2012, while a recurrence of the injury kept the Liverpool defender out of England's 8-0 victory over San Marino on Friday.
Hodgson insists that there will be "no problem" if Johnson faces Montenegro on Tuesday after having an injection and claims that the right-back was rested for the crushing win as a precautionary measure.
"In the Euros he had a slight toe problem which we had to look after," the Three Lions boss told reporters.
"All of a sudden it has occurred, although not to the same extent. There is no doubt he could have played [against San Marino] - we could even have had him on the bench - but it would have meant an injection and I preferred to continue the treatment so he didn't have to put a boot on.
"We hope it will get better in the next couple of days. If it doesn't it might need an injection but there is no problem.
"It was just a precautionary measure because I felt we had enough players without taking any unnecessary risks."
Source: Goal.com
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