Jack Wilshere is determined to prove his fitness as he dreams of a spot in England's squad for Euro 2016.
The Arsenal midfielder had been out for 10 months with a fractured leg before making his long-awaited return in the 0-0 draw with Sunderland last month and impressing in a near 70-minute outing against Manchester City on Sunday.
Roy Hodgson is a known admirer of the 24-year-old's talents and Wilshere wants to show the England boss that including him in his final 23-man selection would not be a risk.
"I have been in contact with the coaching staff at England and they know I have been fit for six or seven weeks' training now," Wilshere told Standard Sport.
"I would like to have played a few more minutes [in recent weeks]. I got 70 last week. Hopefully I can get a few more this week and we'll see what happens.
"If I am in the squad, I've got those three friendlies [against Turkey, Australia and Portugal]. That will be more than enough. I know what it takes to get back to my best and that is more than enough."
"I felt brilliant [on Sunday]," Wilshere added. "I started watching from the bench in the first 15 minutes thinking 'this is what I need' – high intensity, pressure on both teams.
"Roy has asked me how my injury is and how I feel. He hasn't really given too much away so we'll see on Monday. Fingers crossed."
Hodgson's men take on Russia, Wales and Slovakia in Group B.
