He said: “It is not my responsibility whether the English team does well.
“I am happy if they do but it is not my first priority. I know people want to see me play English players but we live in an international world.
PFA report
“The rules are English players can go and play where they want and that foreign players can come here and play. I have said many times from 1966-96 there were no foreigners here and you didn’t win any more, or less.”