Ainsley Maitland-Niles admits it was almost too good to be true to land his first England call-up just moments after toasting his birthday with a man-of-the-match display in the Community Shield. The versatile Arsenal man celebrated turning 23 on Saturday with a star turn in the penalty shoot-out win over Liverpool – coolly slotting home his spot-kick to cap a fine Wembley display. Maitland-Niles then sat in the dressing room and received a text from Three Lions boss Gareth Southgate telling him he had been drafted into the squad to face Iceland and Denmark in the Nations League. Celebrates 2️⃣3️⃣rd birthdayWins #CommunityShieldEarns first #ThreeLions call-up Some day for...
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