Lee Carsley says England job ‘deserves world-class coach that has won trophies’

England returned to winning ways as Jack Grealish, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Declan Rice fired Carsley’s side to victory against Finland.

England interim manager Lee Carsley said the job deserves a ‘world-class coach’ (Bradley Collyer/PA)

Interim England manager Lee Carsley appears to have distanced himself further from taking on the role permanently after admitting the job “deserves a world-class coach that has won trophies”.

The 50-year-old’s suggestion after Thursday’s surprise defeat to Greece he will “hopefully” be returning to his role with the under-21s following next month’s fixtures was confusing.