England right back Reece James admitted it was not easy to put club rivalry aside when joining up with the national team amid a hotly contested Premier League title race.
James has started the season in stunning fashion for top of the table Chelsea, scoring four goals in eight Premier League games including a brace two weeks ago against Newcastle.
However in Gareth Southgate's squad, he is up against Liverpool's Trent Alexander-Arnold and Manchester City's Kyle Walker for a spot at right back and the 21-year-old insisted they all needed to simply focus on their tasks when playing for their country.