Santi Cazorla praises Spain teammate Alvaro Morata

Experienced midfielder Santi Cazorla has branded Juventus forward Alvaro Morata as "the future of Spain".

Morata opened his international account for La Roja's senior team with the only goal in Friday's 1-0 win over Ukraine in their Euro 2016 Group C qualifier.

The 22-year-old impressed for his country and Cazorla, who also featured in Seville, has lavished praise on the in-form forward.

"[Alvaro] Morata's the future of Spain. He's doing well at Juve and we've all already congratulated him [for his goal]," the Arsenal midfielder told reporters.

Morata has scored 11 times in 32 games for Juve this season.