How to make default select the first item in mat-list in angular

I wanna know how to make default select the first item of mat-list in angular. I tried but not able to resolve it. My mat-list code is here

export class StationsListComponent implements OnInit {

  @Input() stations: Stations[];
  selectedStation: Stations;

  constructor() { }

  ngOnInit(): void {
    this.selectedStation = this.stations[0];
  }
}

<mat-list role="list">
  <div *ngFor="let book of Books">
    <mat-list-item id="{{book.bookId}}" role="listitem" class="list-item" routerLink="/home/{{book.bookId}}" [routerLinkActive]="['is-active']">
      <div class="station-div">
          <div class="station-name">{{book.bookName}}</div>
          <div class="station-location">{{book.authorName}}</div>
      </div>
    </mat-list-item>
  </div>
</mat-list>

According to the Angular Material Docs, mat-list-item doesn't have a selected input property that you can apply to the element. however mat-list-option does.

as such, if you switch to using mat-list-option you can leverages properties [selected] and [value]