Ian Wright was a legend for Arsenal and England, scoring nine goals and winning 33 caps for his country.

But his step-son is rapidly becoming a star in his own right and hopes a good performance in Azerbaijan this week could lift him even higher.

The Manchester City winger said: "I don't really mind people talking about my dad, but I’ve tried to learn off everybody else to make me play in my own way. And hopefully I've done that.

"It’s great that people talk about me, but it’s nice if people recognise me for what I’ve done and not what my dad has done.

"People can judge that for themselves, everybody has their own opinions at the end of the day and I’ll just keep my head down and keep on working and let people carry on judging.

"Dad just leaves me to it, really. He's noticed I've done all right so far and have no problems, so he's happy to leave it to me."

Wright-Phillips is one of the players in contention to play in Baku on Wednesday as Head Coach Sven-Goran Eriksson shuffles his pack.

"I’d like to think I could play but I’m going to keep my head down and hopefully I’ll get the shout," said the youngster.

"There’s a lot of players for him to pick from- a lot of very good players. At the end of the day he picks the team he wants to play and no matter what he does he’s picking a good team because everybody is a good player here. Like I said, I’m just going to work hard and hopefully I’ll push my way closer than before."

Wright-Phillips is mainly being considered for a role wide on the right, but he also believes he could play in the middle if required.

He said: "I think I could do it. I did it before and I used to play in centre midfield for a few games with City. I’ve learned a lot in those games with a lot of good players around me.

"I think I'm improving as a player. I’m getting more confident and I think I’m getting better than I was last year. It’s a lot to do with the people coaching me and helping me out on the pitch.

"Everyone in the camp is very close. Everybody likes to do the same things, we have a laugh and a crack. And that’s the main thing really because it keeps the team together. That's why we believe we can do well in Azerbaijan."