Rushworth can challenge for England spot - Lampard

[Getty Images] Boss Frank Lampard believes Carl Rushworth can make an England breakthrough at Coventry. The goalkeeper returned to the CBS Arena for an initial £22.5m from Brighton this summer after helping the Sky Blues win last season's Championship title while on loan. He faces a swift reunion with the Seagulls when they come to Coventry in the Premier League on Sunday (14:00 BST). After failing to make it at Brighton, Lampard feels Rushworth, who spoke about his international ambitions last season , has a chance to compete for an England spot now. He said: "Quality wise yes, I believe that. The best thing for the player is to work day to day and deliver - as he tends to deliver - and keep improving, then those things will naturally come because of the level of goalkeeper he is." Rushworth won Euro 2023 with England Under-21s, although did not play, and earned one cap for the Young Lions. He has started Coventry's opening three games as they chase their first win and points against his former club. Rushworth started his career at Brighton but never made a senior appearance and had loan spells at Walsall , Lincoln , Swansea and Hull City before spending last season at Coventry. He eventually returned two weeks before the start of the season and Lampard conceded the 25-year-old needed to be patient. "It was drawn out. We got where we wanted to be in the end and he stayed calm throughout. We know he was keen to move, we just had to stay patient," he said. "I have enough experience to know with these deals there is always a time when the player feels it may not happen and gets frustrated. It was about staying cool in those moments and he did that."