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Interim coach Lee Carsley is demanding a reaction when England face Finland in the UEFA Nations League on Sunday.

Carsley’s experiment of fielding five attackers without a real striker backfired as England were beaten 2-1 by Greece at Wembley on Thursday.

Long-serving captain Harry Kane, who missed that game with a knock, has trained since then and is expected to return to lead the attack in Helsinki.

Jack Grealish is also in the running for the starting XI, while Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold is expected to start at left-back.

Kane marked his 100th appearance for his country with both goals as England beat Finland 2-0 last month.

Asked on Saturday whether he would start with a striker this time, Carsley said: “It’s important that we try something different sometimes and I think I’ll be a better coach for that.”

“But I think we’ll probably be a little more conventional tomorrow night.”

Speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live, Carsley defended his team selection and said the criticism directed at him since the defeat to Greece had not stopped him from trying something different in the future.

“We haven’t won a major trophy since 1966. So it would be naive to think that we can just keep going and be so close and cross the finish line at some point,” he added.

“We were so close, we have to acknowledge that, but we still didn’t win.”

“We need to have license to try something different because I tried something and it didn’t work.”

“It doesn’t stop me from trying something again. If anything, it makes me think: What can I do differently? And how can we do something and do it right?”

Jack Grealish, who scored in Carsley’s first game as caretaker manager against the Republic of Ireland last month, is also expected to be available after missing the game against Greece through injury.

Bukayo Saka has withdrawn from the squad after suffering a right leg injury and Liverpool midfielder Curtis Jones, who is yet to play an international match, has also withdrawn due to a personal commitment.