Internationals: Kaga out

Shinji Kagawa missed Japan's 1-0 World Cup qualifying win over Iraq on Tuesday with a back injury that he later confirmed was not serious.

"I felt a twinge in the back during training when I was on the ball," he said. "I had some treatment but didn't want to risk causing the team trouble by playing. Obviously it's a shame I wasn't able to play... It's not that serious and I don't think it will keep me out for long."

Ten other Reds are set to take part in qualifying action as the road to Brazil 2014 continues. Jonny Evans looks set to shrug off pain in his ankle to feature against Luxembourg in Belfast. Northern Ireland coach Michael O'Neill insists he won't take any risks with his key defender, who admitted he needed heavy strapping during the defeat in Russia on Friday.

Tom Cleverley is aiming to build on his excellent showing on his competitive debut when he lines up for England at Wembley against Ukraine. Roy Hodgson has already suggested Danny Welbeck and Michael Carrick, who both came on in Moldova,