Gareth Southgate was in attendance for Arsenal’s win over Burnley at the weekend, with three English players in Unai Emery’s starting lineup.

To begin with, it’s worth noting the majority of the English players were on Burnley’s side of the pitch. Sean Dyche’s side had eight English players in the starting lineup, plus another two that came off the bench.

Ashley Barnes scored for Burnley, whilst Nick Pope was their standout Englishman in goal. Pope should certainly be in with a shot of making Southgate’s next squad in September.

From an Arsenal point of view, however, there were three players the England boss could have been looking at.

Reiss Nelson has been involved with the England youth setup on a number of occasions, though he didn’t get the chance to show his best football against Burnley. The youngster was withdrawn at half-time for £72m man Nicolas Pepe, after having a goal disallowed.

Ainsley Maitland-Niles had a decent game, though not quite as impressive as against Newcastle the previous weekend. He’s got a lot of competition in the England squad at right-back, given Trent Alexander-Arnold, Kyle Walker, Kieran Trippier and Aaron Wan-Bissaka are all likely to be preferred right now.

Joe Willock probably has the best shot at a spot on current form. The 19-year-old was fantastic in pre-season and he’s carried those performances into the new campaign, slotting in seamlessly against Newcastle and Burnley.

The midfielder should be getting a look-in with the England senior side before long, particularly considering his versatility in the middle. Willock can play deep in midfield, he can play box-to-box, he can even play as a number 10.

Having a backup option in all three of those roles by bringing just one player is a big selling point. Unfortunately, his comparative inexperience is likely to count against him for now. Perhaps he’ll earn his chance later in the season.