Friday 8 June 2018 23:10, UK
Phil Jones will enjoy a couple of precious days with his newborn baby before rejoining England but insists his mind will be on the job at hand once the World Cup campaign begins.
Jones and wife Kaya welcomed daughter Alaria on May 31 but after being present for the birth he was soon back in the thick of Gareth Southgate's preparations at St George's Park.
The Manchester United defender played 90 minutes as England beat Costa Rica at Elland Road and, after spending the weekend back with his growing family, he will be back among his team-mates and on the way to Russia on Tuesday.
It will be a wrench to leave but with a World Cup to play for, Jones never had any qualms.
"I can't wait to get home and see her," he said of his daughter.
"Every morning it just gives you a different purpose in life. I know it sounds like a cliche but you don't realise that until it happens.
"She is great and my family will always come first but we have got a big tournament to prepare for.
"My wife knows - they all know - that this is what I do, this is what I enjoy doing and this is the biggest tournament in the world. I will manage it, I will be fine."
