England manager Roy Hodgson believes Raheem Sterling's 'exceptional talent' will see the 20-year-old become a key member of the national team set-up for many years to come.
Sterling has already made 16 international appearances for the Three Lions and Hodgson told Sky Sports he only sees that number continuing to grow.
"We have had a lot of faith in Raheem Sterling," Hodgson said.
"He has never been out of our thoughts at any time, whether he has been playing well or not playing well or in the team or not in the team.
"We have always had him in our 25 as a player for the future who we think, if we are ever going to become a really good team, we need players like him because of his exceptional talent."
Sterling recently made a much talked about £49million move from Liverpool to Manchester City.