England fans devastated as star man Glen Johnson withdraws from national squad

We haven't seen England football fans this upset since Luke Young retired from international duty.

Glen Johnson, the Stoke right-back who we definitely didn't all assume had retired at the end of last season, has pulled out of the England squad through injury. https://twitter.com/SkySportsNewsHQ/status/783223466891902976 Johnson was a popular selection for the squad to face Malta and Slovenia, with many backing Gareth Southgate for making the right choice. https://twitter.com/chrs00/status/782665849563975680 https://twitter.com/tomvictor/status/782664962162429952 And supporters are distraught to see the *double-checks* Stoke man forced to pull out with injury. https://twitter.com/Huuurrley/status/783223664724545536 https://twitter.com/sirnathaniel86/status/783223617622605824 https://twitter.com/CaptainScott87/status/783226573478592513 There has been some speculation as to the nature of the injury, with apparent insiders and ITKs offering up their two cents. https://twitter.com/Jamienicholas01/status/783227284954243072 https://twitter.com/AranNicolWHUFC/status/783228086095675393 And others are just grateful that Johnson's the only one ruled out. After all, how could Southgate's team cope if they lost another one of their star men? https://twitter.com/waylow1983/status/783226248445198336 Michael Keane has been called up as Johnson's replacement, despite fans offering a wide range of alternatives to the Burnley man. https://twitter.com/ASevs6/status/783223897336516608 https://twitter.com/jbennett1997/status/783223721649696769 https://twitter.com/richardgribbin/status/783223694944600064 England face Malta on October 8 before travelling to Ljubljana for an away qualifier against Slovenia three days later. Supporters are hoping the defender's injury is only a short-term thing, however, and that he'll be fit and firing in time to represent his country during the November international break. https://twitter.com/IPheelz/status/783228684983500800 https://twitter.com/Kev7McGhee/status/783228459401314304 https://twitter.com/reillyohagan96/status/782846904229126144 Catch up with the latest episode of Football Friday Live right here...