Bolton Wanderers striker Tope Obadeyi is desperate to catch his former England youth teammates.

The young Wanderers striker cut his teeth in the game at Coventry City, where he broke into the England youth team alongside Manchester City's Daniel Sturridge and Manchester United's Danny Welbeck.

"I've got a few appearances under my belt this year which I didn't expect," he told the Bolton News. "Arsenal and Manchester United are two of the top teams in Europe and to get the minutes that I did against them is more than I could have ever dreamed of.

"People might criticise reserve team football and say that it's not as big as it should be, but I need to be playing well at that level to get the chance of being involved with the first team.

"I have to keep doing well because that's how I got my chance in the first place. I actually think I've done quite well this season and the only thing that has been lacking is goals, which is what I need to work on as a striker."