Roy Hodgson has demoted Luke Shaw to England's Under-21 team.
Shaw was a member of England's World Cup squad but was not selected by Hodgson for the Euro 2016 qualifiers against San Marino and Estonia and is instead in the younger group to face Croatia.
Shaw was acquired by Manchester United this past summer.
Shaw has only played in two matches after missing the beginning of the season with a hamstring injury.
"I spoke to Roy about it and he rang me the week before it came out and said it's not a punishment or anything like that," said Shaw. "I'm not dropping down there because I haven't been playing so it's for me to help out the Under-21s.
"It's not just me -- Calum Chambers and [Saido] Berahino might have got a call-up. We're all happy to help. It's always been a privilege to play for my country, no matter what level it is and I will do it and do my best."