Jordan Pickford accepts that his status as England’s No 1 will come under threat if Everton are relegated.
The Toffees are involved in another scrap to save their Premier League lives, while his international rivals Aaron Ramsdale and Nick Pope are battling for Champions League qualification with Arsenal and Newcastle respectively.
But Pickford, 29, has just signed a new contract that will keep him at Goodison for the next four-and-a-half years.
And he admitted: “I’ve just gotta focus on myself.
“Aaron is having a top season at Arsenal, going for the title, while Newcastle are fifth so they could be in the Champions League as well.
“It’s important that Everton stay in the Premier League. It’s the top league to be in, so I’ve got to put my focus on that.
“I can only think about being the best I can be.
“We’ve got a good set of lads with England. It’s like a keepers’ union - and I like seeing them all doing well.
“It’s nice to see the trust the manager has put in me, but my form over the last three years has been really good.”
Pickford added: “Everything is geared for Everton to go in the right direction.
“Obviously last year it was tight and this year seems to be about all the teams from 12th to 20th.
“We’ve started getting a bit of momentum. It’s three games unbeaten, a draw at Chelsea.
“But going forward, the training ground is a top facility, the new stadium looks like an amazing project.
“Fingers crossed we’ll get out of trouble again this year, so that we can keep building as a group going forward.”
Meanwhile, England boss Gareth Southgate has warned his players that they must show no mercy to a Ukrainian team trying to bring some joy to their war-torn nation.
The England manager dismissed the suggestion that anything other than a victory is on his agenda.
Southgate, who saw Chelsea’s Reece James exit his squad through injury, said: “I think we all want to pay our respects and show our support - and that’s important for all of us.
“But as soon as Ukraine enter the competition, they want to go through and it’s game on.
“In a football sense, we need to do what we need to do to win the game.
“We want to win games of football. Our job is to qualify.
“Our job is to represent our country with the pride that they’re going to represent their country with.
“I would be worried if our players don’t have the same level of motivation that Ukraine have.”
