Arteta hoping to reign for Spain

MIKEL ARTETA’S pal Xabi Alonso will be hugely impressed by the Everton star’s strike that beat Bolton.

Whether word filters through back home in Spain is open to debate. Arteta has been touted by Toffees’ boss David Moyes as a potential call-up for the Spanish squad.

Maybe Liverpool midfielder Alonso can put in a good word the next time he is away on international duty.