Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill refused to dwell on the non-appearance of England manager Fabio Capello for last night's 2-1 win at Tottenham.

Seven of O'Neill's starting XI were Englishmen, although it was Franco Baldini, from England's backroom staff, rather than Capello, who watched the game.

"I'm not wildly interested in what Fabio does, I'm sure he's basking in the glory of a wonderful performance and that is great," O'Neill said.

"With Ashley Young and Gabby Agbonlahor, their time will come. I'm really selfish about this and want them to be on the fringe of the internationals but not actually play.

"I'd hope that would continue for another eight years!"