Following England's 2-0 victory over the Republic of Ireland in the Nations League, Jack Grealish declared that there was "no bad blood whatsoever".
Before deciding to represent England, the 28-year-old competed at the Under-17, Under-18, and Under-21 levels for Ireland.
Grealish, a Manchester City striker who was left out of the Three Lions' Euro 2024 team over the summer, was unavoidably on the scoresheet as England easily defeated Ireland in Lee Carsley's debut game in command.
Declan Rice, who also represented Ireland in three international friendlies before choosing to play for England, had a fantastic opening goal prior to Grealish's. The former captain of Aston Villa talked about the reception the two received after the game, saying they were both loudly jeered whenever they touched the ball in Dublin.
Grealish told ITV, "It was what me and Declan expected." "We both had a great time [playing for Ireland] and we have nothing negative to say about it. I know I did.
On his recall to England's side, he continued: "I need to start playing regularly, scoring goals, and that's what I did today. I'm still not 100% fit but I'm getting there so from a personal point of view I'm happy.
Going to the fans at the end and hearing them sing my name, listen there's no better feeling than playing for England, everyone will say the same thing, especially in games like this when you know the whole nation is going to be watching.
"Over the summer, it was one of the worst summers of my life because you can't not see everything that is happening in front of you. It was difficult but it's given me something to bounce back."
Rice continued by saying that under Carsley, who assisted the Under-21 Three Lions in winning the 2023 European Championship, England had loved their camp.
"It has been really refreshing this week - Lee has been amazing to work with, his meetings have been top and training has been really good," the Arsenal midfielder stated.
"It's been a fresh start, a change and to win for him today and for ourselves to get off to a winning start was the main thing."
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