BPL: Gerrard wants less foreigners

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The debate around how to increase the number of young English players coming through the ranks has been a hot topic since Greg Dyke's landmark speech one month ago.

This week the topic was back on everyone's lips again after Jack Wilshere appeared to criticise a move to determine whether Belgium-born midfielder Adnan Januzaj would be willing to play for England.

Wilshere drew criticism from some quarters with his response to a question about Manchester United midfielder Januzaj turning out for England.

"The only people who should play for England are English people," the Arsenal midfielder said.

"If you live in England for five years it doesn't make you English. "If I went to Spain and lived there for five years I'm not going to play for Spain."

Dyke has established a commission to look at ways of boosting the talent pool in England and Gerrard has urged the FA chairman to take action.

"Greg is trying to put a structure in place to improve the statistics and credit to him," Gerrard said.

"I read something about him trying to half the number of foreigners allowed in the country and I think that is a good start."