Hamza Choudhury and Neil Taylor are the only two British Asians playing in the Premier League and Greg Clarke's comments have turned the clock back years making it even harder for talented players to break through says football agent

Greg Clarke's catastrophic comments to MPs have turned the clock back decades for those trying to encourage Asian youngsters to play the national sport,it is claimed.

Legions of volunteers and coaches across the country have battled to make football more accessible for years, but the number of British Asians playing at the highest level is disappointingly low.

Only two players currently feature in the Premier League, Neil Taylor, the Wales and Aston Villa defender, and Hamza Choudhury, the Leicester City midfielder, according to research by The Times.

In almost 30 years since the Premier League began, only four British Asians have made appearances in the top flight, the other two were Newcastle's Michael Chopra and Zesh Rehman, who made three appearances for Fulham.