England and Manchester United midfielder Michael Carrick has asked for more home-grown English players to be given the chance in the Premier League, but also feels that the players need to be good enough to get the chance.
Carrick himself was 18 when he made his senior debut for West Ham in 1999 and has since gone on to play over 450 league games for three clubs, namely the Hammers, Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United.
The 33-year-old has also managed a total of 31 appearances for the Three Lions so far and is in manager Roy Hodgson's squad for the country's Euro 2016 qualifier against Lithuania and the friendly against Italy.
While voicing his opinion on the need to give English players more opportunities, Carrick also highlighted the need for the players to take those opportunities.
Sometimes the expectations are too high of young home-grown players, according to the Red Devils midfielder, and therein he feels that the managers should come in, trying to instil confidence in the players.
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"We'd all love more home-grown, British players to get opportunities. It's difficult", Carrick was quoted as saying by the FA's official website.
"There are two sides to the argument – you've got to be good enough to get the chance in the first place but someone's got to give you that chance.
"I think we can sometimes expect too much of youngsters and we say they need to take their chance, but we need to give them a serious chance to show what they can do.
"That comes from the manager or the head coach, but obviously the more numbers that come through, it can only benefit the national team."
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