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Edwards urges Barkley to channel Euros frustration into Luton form

Luton Town boss Rob Edwards wants Ross Barkley to channel his Euros frustration into their survival battle.

Barkley appears out of contention for England's Euros squad after missing this week's selection.

Edwards said: “I'm not going to give any headlines on that, Ross is doing brilliantly for us and every player wants to play for his country, but there's a lot of competition to play for England and a lot of good players that are in that mix.

"Of course I care about Ross and all of my players, but I care about how they're performing for Luton Town. If they're doing well and they're in the mix for their national teams then that's brilliant, but there's a lot of competition. It's not gone his way this time, but he'll keep working hard for us."

Edwards added of the former Everton star: “I don't talk about that at all, the international stuff. I just want him to perform well for us, whatever any player's motivation is, great, use it.

"He's a top player, but the England national team have got a lot of top players now performing brilliantly at big, big clubs as well. So he's in a position now where all he's got to do is fight for Luton and do really well for us, and whatever will be will be, but we love him here."

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