BRENTFORD boss Thomas Frank is backing talisman Ivan Toney to lead the Bees to victory over Cherries this weekend with a goalscoring display.

Toney is currently enduring a spell of 10 Premier League games without a goal, but Frank dismissed concerns that the striker is out of form.

Alongside AFC Bournemouth striker Dominic Solanke, who has 18 Premier League goals this campaign, Toney is hoping to be selected in the England national team for the Euros this summer.

Frank shared: “Ivan has a strong mentality and is a strong character.

“In general he’s fine. I know it’s a big ambition to be picked in the England squad for the Euros.

“I’d pick him, although I know I’m biased. But I think he should be in there and I think he brings something extra with the quality he has.

“You have to take into account he was out for eight months. He came back flying, scored four in his first five matches and did very well.

“But when you are coming from not having played to the highest level, you can pick up small niggles. Unfortunately he did that.

“Now he is just picking up again. He has just had a really good training week, trained really hard, so I really hope we will see a good performance, hopefully a win and a goal from Ivan on Saturday.

“I 100 per cent expect him to be a lot sharper. The most important thing is he’s fit. He is ready.”

Frank then went on to discuss Andoni Iraola, with the Cherries boss having been nominated for the Premier League manager of the season award.

The Dane continued: “We were just talking about how it’s difficult for me to pronounce his name!

“I think he’s done well this season.

“Praise to him and everyone around Bournemouth. He had a tricky start and it’s just another example that there are a lot of good coaches out there and that football is brutal and unpredictable.

“But the best leaders are there with a calm head and a steady hand – they keep going.

“They’ve done well in many ways, definitely.”