Aston Villa hero Dion Dublin believes Jack Grealish staying at Villa Park has earned him an England call.

The Aston Villa captain made his first start for the national team, and provided an assist for Dominic Calvert-Lewin who scored his first goal on his England debut.

And former Villa defender Dublin says Grealish staying at his boyhood club, might have helped him break into the England set-up.

Dublin told Football Focus: "(He's) just an intelligent footballer. You can see he's getting his head down now.

"I think for him to stay at Villa has possibly got him into the England squad because if he had gone somewhere else and maybe not have figured as much - massive decision.

"Biggest signing Villa have made in many many years, since 1998 I think it was."