Taylor Harwood-Bellis has said his attention has quickly returned to Southampton’s position in the Premier League, following a goal on his senior England debut against Republic of Ireland at Wembley on Sunday.
The 22-year-old told BBC Radio Solent: “I’m not too bad at changing focus. People have asked me about it at home and England is not something I want to talk about too much now.
“We’ve got a job to do in the league. Me scoring for England has not hidden the fact that we’re bottom of the league and we’ve got a big game on Sunday [against Liverpool].”
Harwood-Bellis added that he has been on the wrong end of some light-hearted banter with his team-mates following his international exploits.
“They give me a bit of stick whenever I mention it – they set me up and then when I start, they hammer me for mentioning it,” joked the former Manchester City centre-back.
Listen to an interview with Harwood-Bellis and the latest episode on BBC Radio Solent’s Saints and Sinners podcast on BBC Sounds
