DANNY DRINKWATER’S superb season at Leicester earnt him a place in Roy Hodgson’s England squad yesterday.

Drinkwater has been pivitol in the heart of the Foxes’ midfield and could make his debut next week when the Three Lions face world champions Germany.

Should he be overlooked for that match, he will get a second chance a few days later when England host the Netherlands at Wembley.

Hodgson praised the former Manchester United midfielder and used him as an example that the door is still open for a player to break into the England squad ahead of Euro 2016.

“What he has done has been pretty evident to everybody,” Hodgson said of Drinkwater.

“He’s had a fantastic season in a team that’s having a fantastic season. Even last year we were aware of him.

“In that area of the field, in midfield, the competition is quite fierce. On this occasion I thought it was an opportunity to bring him in and see if he can reproduce the type of football and the quality he’s shown for Leicester at international level.

“At the moment we’re looking at a fairly large group, with this group of players, but who knows? There are still five or six weeks left of the season, let’s leave the door open.

“It’s going to be a task for people to break in, as it should be, because anyone who breaks in is going to take the place of someone who has been there for two years doing quite well.

“Having said that, I’m not prepared to say ‘This is it.’ There are players outside of this squad, least of all the injured ones, but also one or two others who could easily have been included in this squad.”