Leicester City midfielder Danny Drinkwater has revealed that he never expected to be called up to the England national team this season.

The 26-year-old has been called up by Roy Hodgson for the international friendlies against Germany and Holland following his impressive performances for the Foxes but insists it was never a goal of his to force his way into national team reckoning.

When asked about the call-up to the Three Lions, Drinkwater said: "Well, not really, to be honest. I wasn't really focusing on this as a target.

"It has just sort of happened – and it's massive. Absolutely huge and a total honour. It just highlights what type of a season it's been.

"You hear little things here and there, and every player wants to play for his country, but I was focusing on club football.

"When it was announced I was in the squad we were training and there were five minutes of madness really. Training kind of half stopped and there were high-fives everywhere."