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Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

'Phenomenal!' - Chelsea fans noticed what happened when Reece James started for England U21's

England Under-21's were in European Championships qualification action on Friday evening and there was a huge Chelsea presence in the starting line-up.

Head coach Aidy Boothroyd named a strong team to face Albania which included three Blues academy starlets.

Conor Gallagher - on loan at Charlton Athletic - was given a start in midfield, while Reece James and Marc Guehi were named in defence.

It turned out to be a routine win for the Young Lions as Gallagher, Manchester City's Phil Foden and Arsenal youngster Reiss Nelson were all on the scoresheet in a 3-0 victory away from home.

But the focus for many Chelsea fans in particular was the performance of James.

Prior to the international break the 19-year-old made his first Premier League start in place of club captain Cesar Azpilicueta against Crystal Palace and earned praise for how dealt with Wilfried Zaha.

Fast forward a few days and the wonderkid is getting better and better.

A compilation video of James' display against Albania U21's was uploaded to Twitter by @BNSComps and it showed just how impressive he was.

From tackling, to picking out teammates with some excellent crosses into the box it was some what of a surprise that James didn't have multiple assists to his name.

The video clip did garner a big response from fans on social media as many noticed at how the England forwards weren't clinical enough to convert the chances James had put on a plate.

Take a look at what's been said on Twitter...

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