The Wanted have left the door open for a One Direction duet in the future.

The two British-Irish boybands have been sparring over the last year and their apparent feud has manifested itself on Twitter and in interviews.

However, The Wanted's Nathan Sykes hasn't ruled out the possibility of the two camps collaborating the in the future. He said:

"You never know, you never know! I think with Backstreet Boys and New Kids [On The Block], that's really cool what they did, and there's been some great collaborations. You never know."

He added: "I think both ourselves and One Direction are, as far as I'm concerned, whatever kinds of words were said since I wasn't really part of it, think it kind of [went away now,] which is awesome. I think it's the best people really concentrate on the success that we're both having and how well [we're doing,] which is always great.

"I think ourselves and One Direction have done really well to make sure the music stands up on its own. And I think with boy bands it's very easy for people to say 'Oh, they sell a lot of posters. Oh, the kids buy it because they like the look of the guys'. I think it's all down to the music and as much as people can put it all down to, it is all down to the girls because they're amazing, but I think it also helps we've got really great songs and we're really lucky to work with such amazing writers."