Being called up by Gareth Southgate to train with England did not faze Aaron Ramsdale, so it is no surprise the 20-year-old goalkeeper is relishing the pressure of a final-day relegation battle with AFC Wimbledon.

“I think I perform better in pressure situations,” says Ramsdale, who spent five days training with the England squad in March — during which he sparred with Raheem Sterling on FIFA.

Ramsdale was drafted in from the Under-21s set-up because of his brilliant form for Wimbledon in League One. He has starred for the Dons since joining on loan from Bournemouth in January and has been a major factor behind their revival under Wally Downes.

Wimbledon looked down when they were 10 points from safety at the start of February but they go into the final day knowing a win at already-relegated Bradford and they are safe. Survival would cap a memorable five months for Ramsdale.

“I have loved every minute of it here at Wimbledon and thankfully I have played well,” he says. “And the time away with England was a great experience. I was nervous meeting up with them but then getting out on the grass it is just a game of football with two goals and a pitch with white lines on it.

“I was not nervous on the pitch. I have always been told you play the game and not the occasion, so it was easy for me. I did well and the manager was pleased. His biggest compliment to me was that he said it did not look like I was a training keeper, it looked like I was the fourth-choice keeper who had been picked for the squad.

"I got a few mentions in a team meeting, saying how well I was doing, and a lot of the players were interested in my story. The whole squad were great with me. It is like a massive family. I cannot speak enough of Raheem Sterling, he was probably the main one who looked after me. No one really sees that side of him. He even invited me to his room to play FIFA.”

Ramsdale is highly regarded within the England set-up at the FA and looks to have a big future. He was part of the Under-19s team that won the Euros in 2017 and is expected to be in the Under-21 squad for the Euros this summer.

His loan at Wimbledon has gone so well that he could go back to Bournemouth as their No2 in the Premier League next season. But first Ramsdale wants to help the Dons, who will be backed by close to 2,000 travelling fans at Valley Parade on Saturday, complete their escape.

“We can write ourselves into the history of the club,” says Ramsdale. “I have read up about the history of Wimbledon and watched the Crazy Gang documentary on BT Sport. The manager has given us little reminders but the players know about it anyway.

"We are always underdogs and that is how we have liked it over the last few weeks. We know what we need to do and if we play like we have been, the result should take care of itself.”