England eased to a 5-1 victory at Montenegro on Monday evening and two Chelsea players in Ross Barkley and Callum Hudson-Odoi were at the heart of it.
Barkley assisted the first goal with a delightful cross for Michael Keane to head home, while he turned Hudson-Odoi’s shot into the net for the second.
Hudson-Odoi had an early second-half effort saved before Barkley netted England’s third. Raheem Sterling and Harry Kane added the final two England goals of the game but it was Chelsea duo Barkley and Hudson-Odoi who were earning praise post-match.
'Absolutely superb' - Chelsea fans are all saying the same thing about Hudson-Odoi and Barkley
Barkley has started more games from the bench this season in the Premier League than started despite expecting to become a star player, while Hudson-Odoi has not started a league match for Chelsea yet was on from the beginning of the win over Montenegro.
The pair worked well in tandem along with the rest of England's forward players and played key parts in making sure that England could cruise past their opponents.
The question now stands as to whether Maurizio Sarri will use what he will have learnt from watching Southgate's England side in his next Chelsea team.
football.london's Chelsea correspondent Oliver Harbord posed the question on Twitter after the encounter and the majority of fans replying to him had the same response.
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