Ryan Bertrand 'hoping' England fulfil expectations

Southampton defender Ryan Bertrand is 'hopeful' that England will be able to live up to expectations at Euro 2016.

A perfect qualification record and recent friendly victories over France and Germany have increased the pressure on England entering this summer's European Championships in France.

Bertrand, who has been included in Roy Hodgson's provisional squad, is aware of the demands placed on his country and 'hopes' that the team can "live up to that expectation".

"I think we know what's expected of us and we hope we can live up to that expectation, but we've all been that fan once upon a time, applying that pressure to the team," Bertrand told reporters. "We know we've always got that expectation from our fans but that comes from having a proud country and we just hope we can justify that.

"The dream of everyone is to win it. Within the camp we haven't really sat down and thought about that, we're just taking it game by game and making sure we put in good performances. We'll definitely be one they have an eye on and rightfully so."

England will take on Turkey in a friendly on May 22 and will also face Australia and Portugal before opening their tournament against Russia on June 11.