Martin O'Neill says he couldn't have done anything more to try to convince Declan Rice and Jack Grealish to commit fully to the Republic of Ireland when he was manager.
Both players infamously switched international allegiances to England, where the two of them were born, after representing Ireland at youth level, with Rice also playing in three friendlies for the senior team under O'Neill.
The former Northern Ireland international had numerous meetings with the two players and their families while Ireland boss, but ultimately they both opted to switch to England and are now preparing for a World Cup quarter-final clash with France on Saturday.
