Warrington forward called into England squad

But he was not able to field his first XI in the 2-0 defeat to Spain in Alicante last Friday and it will be the same case again on Tuesday when England host France at Wembley.

A first senior cap would complete a whirlwind period for the 22-year-old, who made his first Champions League appearance against CSKA Moscow in Russian Federation four weeks ago and has still only amassed just eight first-team appearances for United.

But as Louis van Gaal has already said himself, it’s still very early in his career for an worldwide call-up. He has returned to his club and will not be available for England’s final game of the year. Juan Mata was also having a few trouble fitting into a position that he is not naturally used to playing in, and Lingard took this chance to put in a few good performances as United’s right-winger.

Hodgson has shown in the past that he is not afraid to make bold decisions and promote unproven players into his senior squad since becoming England boss in 2012.

Lingard has been called up to the England squad to face France on Tuesday, reports Sky Sports.

Lingard joined the team on Sunday after two players withdrew due to injury.

“I don’t think I’ve done enough to warrant an England call-up just yet”, the Watford striker said in early October, likeably admitting that the only call he was expecting was from his mum.

The 22-year-old Manchester United youngster has only played a mere 193 minutes of Premier League football after all.

Such news about relatively inexperienced players could be seen as a lack of strength in depth, but captain Rooney believes it highlights the exciting potential available to them.

Lingard was handed his United debut by van Gaal at the start of the 2014-15 season, but a serious knee injury suffered on the opening day of the season derailed his campaign.