Corluka warns England

Man City defender has warned England and the FA that the English national team is likely to suffer even more if the Premiership sides prefer to bring in foreign imports ahead of young English talent.

Corluka said: "It's hard for England as lots of foreign players come to the Premier League," Corluka said in the Manchester Evening News.

"There are clubs where no one in the team is English. It's hard as you don't have more young players like Micah Richards or Michael Johnson, my City team-mates.

"You must raise young players. It may mean people like me cannot play in the Premier League. But England have to make that decision.

"The Premier League and FA must decide what they want - a great league or a successful national team?"

He added: "You have good players now but in five or six years they will be 30, 32. Where are the young English players coming through?"

"I know I'm a foreigner playing in England but I don't see young English players coming through.

"Apart from Johnson and Richards at Man City and maybe Theo Walcott where are the others? There may be good players but it's hard for them to play as you have many Brazilians, Croatians, Spaniards and French. It's hard to raise great players like that."