Everton midfielder Ross Barkley has been urged to prove England manager Sam Allardyce was wrong to leave him out of the national squad.
The 23-year-old was the surprise omission for the World Cup qualifier in Slovakia, where the national team scraped a stoppage-time 1-0 victory.
Gareth Barry believes being left out should provide extra motivation for his team-mate, and that will have benefits for Everton too.
"Ross can feel a little bit hard done by," said the midfielder, speaking at Everton in the Community's annual charity golf day.
"It's a tough job being England manager and Sam said it was a really tough decision for him but in terms of Ross now he needs to use that to help him improve and not get down about it but prove the manager wrong and get himself in the next squad.