Chelsea midfielder Gallagher not giving up on World Cup place | OneFootball

Chelsea midfielder Conor Gallagher remains hopeful of making England's World Cup squad.

The four-cap midfielder was demoted to the Under 21s this month but played a starring role during their victory in Italy on Thursday night.

Gareth Southgate picked the likes of James Ward-Prowse over Gallagher for the final international matches before Qatar, leaving the Chelsea man with an uphill task.

"Obviously you can say it was difficult that I wasn't part of the squad in this camp," Gallagher said.

"But I took it on the chin. Gareth spoke to me and said what I need to do to give myself the best chance to get in the squad.

"It was the things that you would expect. Just regular football, performing well consistently, those are the most important things. I'm very happy and thankful that he said that. I'm going to work as hard as I can and try to impress him to give myself the biggest chance."