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Arsenal striker Welbeck proud of England brace

Arsenal striker Danny Welbeck was delighted with his England double in their Euro2016 qualifying win in Switzerland.

The former Manchester United forward felt that his goals were ultimately just rewards for the work ethic shown by England.

"I think we created a number of chances which maybe we could have done better with the final pass. Once we got the first goal I think we were in control and played a good team game today and you could see the work ethic - everyone is playing for each other and that's very important," he said.

The 23-year-old could not hide his delight after scoring his fine second goal, but was quick to praise those who worked hard to provide him with the opportunity.

"Obviously we've sat back a little bit deeper and we've got the pace to get in behind them so once they went Raz (Sterling) took the ball down the wing, played it into Rickie (Lambert) and then I knew he had the ability to slide me in and thankfully he did that," he added.

"My first touch was nice and it was a nice finish."

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