Arsenal defender Rob Holding feels he can play his way into the England squad.

Holding, after recovering from knee surgery, is ready to get back to playing regular first-team football and he hopes to catch the eye of Three Lions boss Gareth Southgate, whose ­inclusion of Chelsea youngster Fikayo Tomori in his latest squad shows he is looking at his central defensive options.

Holding said: “Since Gareth Southgate has taken over, there have been a lot of young lads who have been brought into the team.

“You see the likes of Ben Chilwell and Harry ­Maguire stepping in for the World Cup, and now Tomori getting in there.

“So there's a chance. You just have to keep ­playing and I'm sure you'll get noticed."