Callum Wilson claimed that been cut from both Newcastle and the English team fueled his will to battle back.
The striker's post-World Cup slump kept him on the sidelines at Newcastle, where he made 13 appearances but only managed one goal.
He was also excluded from the opening victories in the Euro 2024 qualification series against Ukraine and Italy in March.
However, Wilson, who scored 11 goals in his final 12 games for Newcastle to propel them to fourth position in the Premier League, is back to face Malta on Friday before North Macedonia arrives at Old Trafford on Monday.
I was used to playing every single week but was now finding myself on the bench. I was suddenly observing from the sidelines.
It bothered me that. You want to have fun. You put in a lot of effort over the week, and on gameday, you want to shine and score goals. I realized I couldn't do that and that I needed to put in much more effort to rejoin the squad.Playing a World Cup in the winter was an odd one. Country and club are quite different things. You play consistently at the club, week in and week out.It is a little more challenging to earn game time here, so you must be patient, professional, and make sure you are giving it your all on the practice field.
Since I had been away from club football for so long and was anticipating starting to play again somewhat, especially given how sharp I felt at the World Cup, returning to it was actually exhilarating.I made an effort to use it positively, but you do need to mentally reset because you sometimes go without scoring goals.We traveled to Dubai for a mid-season training camp, spending five days there without participating in any football 
activities.We had to take a moment to reflect and say, "Yes, the season has off to a great start."
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