Gibbs-White focusing on Forest after England omission

Morgan Gibbs-White insists he must forget about a return to the England squad and focus on Nottingham Forest.

The midfielder was left out of Thomas Tuchel's Three Lions squad last month with the countdown to next year's World Cup now on.

He has impressed since Sean Dyche took over at Forest in October, scoring four times in Dyche's opening six games.

Gibbs-White has six caps for England, playing most recently against Wales in October, but he now faces a fight to reach the summer World Cup in USA, Canada and Mexico.

"Every player wants to be playing for their country. It's all down to me and all I can do is focus on my performances at club level and helping the team out as much as I possibly can," he told BBC Sport.

"That's where my head is at right now, focusing on Forest and focusing on getting us back up to the table and where we need to be."

Forest are 16th in the Premier League after Sunday's dominant 3-0 win over Tottenham lifted them five points clear of the relegation zone.

The have lost just three times in 12 games in all competitions under Dyche and go to Fulham on Monday.

"As a group, we believe in each other and we're not looking down, we're looking ahead and who we can chase," Gibbs-White said. "It's all about putting the points on the table.

"We're not looking too far ahead or behind, all we're focused on is the next game. That's all we can do, to try to get better as a team, the next performance and the next performance.

"Last weekend's was the pinnacle of our performances and going forwards that needs to be the minimum."