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On-loan Manchester United goalkeeper Dean Henderson believes he has got what it takes to be England's No.1 at Euro 2020.

The 22-year-old has impressed on loan at Sheffield United this season and is joint top for the most clean sheets kept in the Premier League along with Nick Pope and Alisson.

Jordan Pickford, England's current No.1, was at fault for Christian Benteke's goal as Everton beat Crystal Palace 3-1 on Saturday and there have been calls for Henderson to replace him in net for this summer's tournament.

And Henderson thinks he's ready despite having only been called up once before and having not yet made an appearance for his country.

"Hopefully I can nail down my position in the Euros squad, first and foremost,” he told the BBC.

“Being ambitious like I am, and I don’t think there’s anything wrong with that, I’ve got my eyes on the shirt. I’ve just got to keep performing, keep doing well and hopefully get an opportunity because you can’t prove anything without an opportunity, then see where we are in the summer.

"Obviously there are three great goalkeepers. We’ve got a great group and it’s going to be a great battle for the shirt. Hopefully towards the summer it could be very interesting to see who gets the nod.”

Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder is hoping to have Henderson on loan again next season and the 22-year-old would be receptive to another move as he only wants to return to Old Trafford if he's guaranteed to be first choice. And Henderson will be hoping to be playing in Europe if he stays at Bramall Lane.

Sheffield United's win against Bournemouth on Sunday saw them close the gap on fourth-placed Chelsea to two points, although Frank Lampard's side do have a game in hand, and there's confidence they can secure either a Europa League or Champions League spot.

"If we get to 40 we aren't stopping," Henderson added. "People might think we'd be happy, but we want to fight for Europe - try to get into the Europa League and if we get there why not the Champions League?

"People would laugh at us if we'd said that before - we were favourites to go down and look at us now."