Sancho and Nelson praise the Bundesliga

As childhood friends Jadon Sancho and Reiss Nelson have a strong bond.

The duo revealed that they have a group chat and with 11 goals and eight assists between them in all competitions, there's been plenty of group chat "banter" so far.

Despite this, they have insisted that they're friends not rivals. 

"I've got love for him, he's got love for me," Sancho told 'BBC Sport'. "We just keep on pushing each other. If I do well on a weekend, I think it pushes him.

"It motivates both of us. I like seeing Reiss do well and I'm sure he likes seeing me do well, so it's good."

"We have a group chat - it's me, Sanch and a couple of other boys," explained Nelson.

"It's not a competition between me and Jadon... but more like 'Sanch assists another one' with the eyes emoji. Then it's like, 'Reiss, what you gonna do today?' I'm just like, 'Leave it, let's crack on'.

"We message each other every day and, if he's got a game a day before mine I'm like, 'Sanch, you know what you've got to do today, come on, do what you can do'.

"He says the same to me. It's a healthy relationship. We're encouraging each other but I don't think it's a rivalry thing. It will never be that for me."

"Me and Reiss, growing up together, playing together when we were younger - we've got a strong bond," Sancho added.

"We banter a bit! When we played Hoffenheim, we drew that game but the banter you know will always be [there]."