Arsenal legend Kenny Sansom has challenged Kieran Gibbs to not allow his career to stall.
Sanson sees the youngster as Chelsea left-back Ashley Cole's natural England successor.
He said: "Kieran has all the raw materials, and all the attributes, to become a top-class England full-back - but I can't see him taking over from Ashley Cole for another two or three years.
"There is no point in moving Cole aside while he is at the top of his game, and Kieran still has to go through the same learning process that Ashley went through at a similar age with Arsenal.
"I played in a team with Graham Rix in front of me - he liked to drift inside and left space for me to get forward in wide positions, and I'm confident Kieran would fit into an England team set up like that tomorrow.
"But he would have to adjust, and curb his instincts to get forward, if he was playing behind an out-and-out left winger, so he has to keep learning his craft - and he couldn't wish for a better place to learn it than Arsenal."
