Story updated 10/09/09, 17:44

Ben Foster has been denied an early opportunity to put United's Community Shield disappointment behind him, after being ruled out of England's midweek friendly against Holland.

The Reds keeper looked to be the most likely starter from a trio of shot-stoppers picked by Fabio Capello - the other two being West Ham's Robert Green and Blackburn's Paul Robinson. But a knock sustained against Chelsea means Foster will be unavailable.

Foster's replacement in the squad is Manchester City and England Under-21s keeper Joe Hart, who could face United at Old Trafford on Sunday with loan club Birmingham City.

Only three Reds now remain in the England squad, and there is no place for Michael Owen - at least not yet. Capello said of the new United striker, "The door is open. He is young, he is only 29 and he has a fantastic chance to play with a really important team (United) and play in the Champions League. He has to play well and score (for United)."

In the meantime, Owen's fellow Old Trafford forward Wayne Rooney plus defender Rio Ferdinand and midfielder Michael Carrick could all feature against Holland.

Darren Fletcher is also lined up for international duty this week, for Scotland in their World Cup qualifier in Norway. Patrice Evra's France have a qualifier in the Faroe Islands, while Dimitar Berbatov (Bulgaria v Latvia, friendly), Jonny Evans (Northern Ireland v Israel) and Darron Gibson (Republic of Ireland v Australia) could all feature in friendlies.

However, Nani is set to miss Portugal's game in Liechtenstein due to his shoulder injury.