Former England captain David Beckham has backed England manager Roy Hodgson's policy to give opportunities to young talent in the national setup.

In recent times, Hodgson has called upon the likes of Dele Alli, Danny Ings, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and John Stones to represent the Three Lions and Beckham has backed that philosophy as he feels you are old enough if you are good enough to play international football.

"I've always been one who has said that as long as you're good enough then it doesn't matter what age you are when you're brought into a team," Beckham said.

"I think that Roy has done well to bring these younger guys into the team. It's what Sir Alex Ferguson did at Manchester United and obviously it is what Sven [Goran Eriksson] did with Wayne (Rooney) himself.

"If you're good enough then you should be able to play in the team, and I think that is a great philosophy to have."