Gareth Southgate has heaped praise on Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale after including him in the latest England squad.
Ramsdale has been rewarded for his excellent form by being selected for the World Cup qualifiers against Albania and San Marino.
And Three Lions boss Southgate says Ramsdale has the ability to "fight" regular England starter Jordan Pickford.
"Firstly, it's great for him," Southgate told reporters about Ramsdale. "This is the third squad he's been in, he had the summer with us.
"We were impressed with what he did in the summer and he started very well with Arsenal, that's at this stage of the season still quite a small sample of games but we're really pleased with what he's doing and the way he's playing and his distribution with his feet is a particular bonus of the way that they play at Arsenal and the skill set that he's got.
"So I think there's a there's a fight on. We've got competition for places and we need competition places in every position. Aaron and Sam [Johnstone] are definitely providing that to Jordan."
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