Rob Holding wants his best run of games since joining Arsenal to propel him into the reckoning for the England senior squad.

The 23-year-old has been the most consistently selected of Unai Emery’s centre-backs early in the campaign, starting Arsenal’s last six Premier League games and not missing a minute of top flight action in the past two months.

Despite his impressive form Holding is still yet to make the step up to the England senior set-up, though Gareth Southgate is acutely aware of his qualities having first called the centre-back up to the Under-21s when he was in charge of the youth side.

Now Holding is eager to make the step up.

"I think this is my best run in an Arsenal shirt," he told Sky Sports. "Consistency-wise, it's been 12 games consistently playing to a good level, not playing because someone is injured but on merit. That gives you more confidence.

"Gareth Southgate has brought a refreshed feeling to England with a lot of young lads. If you're playing well in the Premier League week in, week out, as we saw with Callum Wilson and Lewis Dunk, you're going to get chances.

"You want to be a part of what they are creating at the moment. Obviously what they did at the World Cup and there is the Euros in over a year's time. It's a great time to be involved with England so why wouldn't you want to be."

Though Emery has not entirely solved the defensive issues that plagued Arsenal in the final few seasons of Arsene Wenger’s reign he has unquestionably brought a degree of solidity to the Gunners when defending a counter-attack.

Emery has been noted for his meticulous preparation and lengthy video sessions, from which Holding is seeing a significant benefit.

"The main difference is how we're defending when we're attacking,” he said. “When we're up the other end of the pitch, how we are organised and prepared for a counter. That has been the biggest difference.

"We're really focusing on video work, moving as little as five yards in some positions which makes all the difference when getting to the ball.

"When we were playing we would be stood there and no one would be talking to each other, whereas now there is much more communication.

"We seem a bit more organised and a bit more together at the back."