Arsenal legend Alan Smith has reacted to the England squad revelation for Euro 2020.
Three Lions boss Gareth Southgate named his 26-man group for the European Championships, which are less than two weeks away.
Mason Greenwood, Ben Godfrey, Jesse Lingard, Aaron Ramsdale, James Ward-Prowse, Ollie Watkins, and Ben White are the players who made the preliminary squad, but will not be going to the tournament.
Arsenal star Bukayo Saka is included in the squad, which pleased Smith.
He wrote for Sky Sports: "Bukayo Saka deserves to be in, given how he's performed for a poor Arsenal team at times. He has shown a lot of maturity, and a lot of versatility. That versatility has definitely helped him.
"He might have been on the borderline, with Jesse Lingard missing out, but I'm glad to see him in. He's a player England will be able to use for many years to come. It is invaluable experience just to be within a camp in a tournament like this, and he will learn an awful lot.
"People say he's raw, but as a footballer I don't think he is. He understands the game so well. His strengths are certainly going forward, and when he does, he has this fantastic ability to make the right decision and pick the right man out, and he's strong on both sides.
"Defensively, he has played at full-back and wing-back, and still has a lot to learn on the defensive side, but he is a great talent."
