Brentford boss Thomas Frank says wing-back Rico Henry deserves England recognition.

Henry, 24, was named in the PFA Championship team of the year last season and has started all 15 Premier League games after helping Brentford win promotion.

Bees boss Frank said: “Rico has done fantastic so far in the Premier League. He had a little bit of a slow start, the first two to five games, but then I thought he really got up to pace.

“He also had a little bit of a staggered pre-season, so he's in a really good place. He's developing every single day and I'm pretty sure Gareth Southgate is very aware of Rico Henry."

He has been capped at Under-19 and Under-20 level for England and despite the plethora of talented left-backs available to Gareth Southgate – Luke Shaw and Ben Chilwell were in his Euro 2020 squad – Frank believes Henry is edging closer to senior recognition.

"I can't imagine anything else," the Dane said. "I can only guess and look from the outside, and of course I'm only a tiny bit biased about my players.

"So I'm pretty sure Gareth and his staff are very aware of Rico, but they also need to be aware of a lot of other players."