Richards determined to keep England spotManchester City star Micah Richards is determined to hold onto his starting place in the England team despite the imminent return of veteran Gary Neville from injury.
He told the official Manchester City website: "Any time you score for England is going to be special but to get my first goal at Wembley in front of 85,000 people in such an important Euro 2008 qualifier really made it something to remember
"When I picked up my phone after the game I had 153 texts waiting for me - a lot of people wanted to congratulate me.
"My celebration was me saying 'Richards. Remember the name' - because if you didn't know it before, then now you do.
"I had told people that if I scored for England I would do that, so I had to stick to my word.
"Steve McClaren has talked about how quickly I have adjusted to international football. But I have never had any nerves because, the way I saw it, I play in the Premier League week-in, week-out and I thought I had been as good as some of the players I played against that had been in the England squad.
"When Gary Neville is fit again, it is down to the manager who plays but I think I have done well enough to keep my place."
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