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Welbeck called into England squad to face Ghana

Danny Welbeck has turned in some eye-catching performances for Sunderland this season © PA Photos

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On-loan Sunderland forward Danny Welbeck has been called up by Fabio Capello with a view to playing in Tuesday's international friendly against Ghana.

Welbeck, who has scored six times in 22 Premier League games this season, has been told he will be recalled to parent club Manchester United by Sir Alex Ferguson at the end of the campaign to play a part at Old Trafford next year.

Now he will get the chance to shine for his country, having snubbed the chance to play for Ghana.

"My mum and dad are from Ghana so I am eligible to play for both countries,'' he told Ghanasoccernet this weekend. ''I spoke briefly to a guy from the Ghana FA when he came to a Sunderland game to watch John Mensah, Asamoah Gyan and Sulley Muntari but that's all it is.

"The other lads have been going on about it but I'm very proud to wear the England shirt."

Welbeck picked up a hamstring injury against Aston Villa in January, and has underwent knee cartilage surgery that saw him miss two months of the season before returning for the defeat against Liverpool.

"It was unfortunate that I should do my hamstring at Aston Villa and then find that the knee really required surgery because I was in great form at the time and really enjoying my time," he said. "Things had just clicked for me and I was scoring goals and felt I was playing well, so the injury couldn't really have come at a worse time.

"But at the moment I'm getting fitter and shaper by the day and the good thing was that at least I wasn't out for too long and had to start all over again. It's great to be back and I want to have as much impact as I can now in the months ahead, both for Sunderland and for England.''

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