Vincent Kompany out of Belgium match with Italy due to calf injury

Manchester City captain Kompany will also sit out a friendly with Spain on Tuesday, but his club will hope to see their captain return when the Premier League leader host Liverpool on November 21.

City manager Manuel Pellegrini was unhappy with Kompany for turning out for his country last month, and dropped him for two matches against Bournemouth and Sevilla before recalling him in the 0-0 draw with Manchester United at Old Trafford.

Belgium coach Marc Wilmots fielded the player in the Euro 2016 qualifier against Israel in Brussels despite the hosts having already secured qualification.

"I was not pleased because we sent Vincent with some medical report that he was not able to play but, as the manager of Belgium said, he can do what he wants in the international break," said Pellegrini. "He can use the players and he wanted to use him.

"But for me, when you don't send a player to the national squad and you cannot use him for your club, I think the other sense must be the same. If a player didn't play the last three games for his club, he cannot play for the national squad."

The 29-year-old has previously conceced it is difficult juggling the demands of club and country.

"For now, in the past and the future, it's always going to be a little bit of a tricky situation," said Kompany.

"They (City and Belgium) are two very important teams that have different goals and ambitions and it's just normal that stuff like this happens.

"I would not have played if I was not fit. But I'm a professional and I don't need too much explanation. I just deal with it. I dealt with my decision and I didn't have a problem with it."