Michael Carrick has confirmed he would consider a return to the international fold.

The Manchester United midfielder came in for some criticism prior to Euro 2012 when it emerged he had asked not to be considered for selection.

When Frank Lampard and Gareth Barry both sustained injuries that ruled them out of the tournament, leaving new boss Roy Hodgson with Jordan Henderson and Phil Jones to act as deputies to Steven Gerrard and Scott Parker, Carrick’s absence became even more of a talking point.

Carrick is anxious to point out that when the decision was made, it seemed unlikely he would even get in the squad, and with Capello out of the way, if the call came again, he might view it more favourably.

“I’ve had no contact from Roy Hodgson, so it would be wrong of me at this stage to make a decision either way,” said Carrick.

“But I would consider it.”

Carrick had been selected just once by Capello since the World Cup. And having endured a miserable experience in South Africa, when he did not feature for a single minute, he felt if he did scrape in, it would be as a bit-part player again.

“I didn’t kick the door down and say: ‘You’ve got to play me or I’ll leave’,” he said. “It was more if I wasn’t going to play, I’d rather not go.”

“During the World Cup I never featured and I was never really close to playing. That was a hard time.

“I just thought if it was going to be the same scenario again, I’d rather let someone else go in my place.”