Arsenal striker Eddie Nketiah is proud over his first call-up to the England squad.

Nketiah admits Ghana was an option, but playing for England was always his priority.

"I'm really happy to be here, proud to be here and looking forward to helping the team," he said.

"Obviously I've been here a few times but it does feel different - it's extra special.

"You're mixing with great players, obviously a great manager as well. So just that sense of pride to be here, to progress through the age groups is obviously a nice feeling and to get here is a nice step.

"I am playing for a great club and a big club at Arsenal.

"These tough games will be a different and new experience but it is about doing as well as I can, showing my quality this week, and hopefully getting an opportunity to go out there and help the team.

"I am a much better player now than I was two or three years ago. It is really nice and I am coming in at a good time and a good moment.

"I feel confident and I feel ready to continue to improve - that is the thing, I am still young and humble enough to know I am not the finished article.

"Coming away with these players and being able to show my quality and learn from them is really good for me."

On Ghana he added, "Both sides were always an option.

"Naturally coming through the academy at England you have the aspiration to play here - once the call-up was there and the offer was on the table it was really hard to turn down, and something which I felt was a natural progression for myself at this stage."