West Ham defender Declan Rice has offered Ireland fans encouragement over his international commitment.

The West Ham youngster made himself unavailable for the games with Wales and Poland after interest from England turned his head.

But Rice responded to a tweet from Portsmouth highlighting the week their midfielder Ronan Curtis has had, from club action to international duty with the Ireland Under-21s.

proud of you bro @RonanCurtis1 keep smashing it https://t.co/HcWxwYn1J5 — Declan Rice (@_DeclanRice) September 13, 2018