Chelsea left-back Ben Chilwell believes he is mentally stronger having missed out on playing for England at the World Cup in Qatar.

Chilwell failed to make England’s World Cup squad following a hamstring injury he sustained in Chelsea’s 2-1 Champions League victory over Dinamo Zagreb in November.

“Mentally it’s very challenging and all footballers go through periods of their careers when it’s mentally challenging and you’ve got to be resilient and try to come out the other side stronger,” Chilwell said.

“That’s the way I’ve tried to look at the injuries I’ve had, trying to spin them into positive situations mentally and physically so I can come back ready to help Chelsea and England.

“I’m desperate (to win) to do it the same way everyone here is desperate to do something with England.

“Fortunately I’ve been lucky enough to experience winning a major trophy in the Champions League with Chelsea and of course, I want that feeling again and I’m going to give my best up until the Euros to help myself and England.

“I’m not the only one that feels we’re due to win one of these major trophies soon and hopefully we can do that.”