Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard says he welcomes the competition from England's young players.
Lampard claimed he felt "excited", rather than threatened, by watching younger midfielders come to the fore in the past year and singled out three Manchester United players after victory over Wales.
"It's very good to see," he said.
"It's good to see the Ashley Youngs - I know he's not completely a young player, but he's really blossoming at the minute.
"Stewart Downing, the same, on the other side.
"(Jack) Wilshere's injured now but, with the squad we've got now, there's some real attacking options, which in great to see.
"(Chris) Smalling at the back and (Phil) Jones, who I've been really impressed with at Man United, it's something that was maybe missing a year or so ago and people weren't quite seeing where it was coming from.
"All of a sudden now, we can see these ones sprouting up and that's great for the fans to see and us to see as a group."
