Everton boss David Moyes has no doubt Mikel Arteta would be tempted to play for England.
Moyes remembers how desperate he once was to play for Scotland - and revealed how he once asked to be considered for Northern Ireland when his path to represent the Tartan Army was blocked.
He said: "I was desperate to play for Scotland. I was involved with the schoolboys and youth teams, but when it came to the seniors we had some great centre-halves.
"There was David Neary, Alan Hansen, Alex McLeish, Gordon McQueen and Willie Miller.
"Because my mother was born in Northern Ireland I wrote to Northern Ireland manager Brian Hamilton to tell him I was eligible.
"I would have played for them. I wanted to play international football, to play in the big stadiums around the world - even though I am Scottish.
"Mikel could arguably play in a European Championship or World Cup for England.
"So if he was given the opportunity I think he'd be tempted by it."
