West Brom goalkeeper Sam Johnstone has revealed he received a congratulatory text from former Manchester United teammate David de Gea after his England call-up.
The highly-rated Spaniard was delighted for his former team-mate, Johnstone said, as De Gea reached out to him.
"He texted me when I got the call-up, saying he was happy for me and really proud," Johnstone told a press conference.
"It's really nice to hear from someone like that that I trained alongside for a number of years and learned a lot from."
When asked what he took from his time with De Gea, Johnstone added: "Just to be around him every day was special.
"To work with someone like that. He was young, playing for Manchester United and Spain.
"You pick stuff up from being around him and watching him and how calm he is and how good he is because he is one of the best. It was great to be around him and learn from that.
"And then obviously I had to go and make my own path and my own career."
