Max Dowman and Marli Salmon have both joined up for England duty with their respective youth squads.

The teenagers started in Arsenal Under-21s’ 5-2 win over Aston Villa on Sunday, with Dowman scoring in that match.

Salmon, meanwhile, captained the side and had William Saliba alongside him at centre-back as the Frenchman continues his recovery from a back injury.

The focus of the Arsenal duo now turns to international duty and their chance to impress for England.

Dowman has been called up to the England U21s squad for the first time.

The 16-year-old was with the U19s for the last international break but he now gets an opportunity to perform with Lee Carsley’s side.

The U21s squad also includes Tommy Setford, the Arsenal goalkeeper on loan at Stevenage, and Ethan Nwaneri, who the Gunners loaned out to Borussia Dortmund for the season.

Dowman will hope to feature when England face Portugal at Ashton Gate this .

The U21s then take on France at 7:30pm at the same stadium on , in another heavyweight encounter.

Salmon is set to feature for the England U19s for the first time, marking the next step in his development.

The defender was initially called up for the U18s, but he was promoted after Tottenham’s Malachi Hardy withdrew from the U19s squad due to injury.

Salmon has previously only represented England up to U17 level, having pulled out of the U18 squad himself in the last international break.

He will now step up to Ben Futcher’s squad as they continue the qualification campaign for the U19 Euros.

That youth squad played three fixtures during this international break, all of which will take place in Austria.

The England U19s face Slovenia at 12pm on Wednesday, November 11.

They will then play Belarus at 12pm on Saturday, November 14, before ending this set of matches with a clash against Austria on .