Chelsea fullback Reece James admits club rivalries are difficult to forget when with England.
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.
"When you come away (with England) you have to put club rivalry aside," he said at a press conference on Tuesday.
"When we're here we're one team, our aim is to win no matter who we're playing against so we have to put it aside and focus on our tasks.
"It's not easy. We play most of our football for our clubs and we want to win wherever we are."
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