Jordan Henderson says it is a “huge honour” to captain England and revealed the team are backing Gareth Southgate to take the job on a permanent basis.
The Liverpool skipper was handed the armband for his country's friendly against Spain during the week, with Wayne Rooney missing out through injury. He also captained England in their goalless draw against Slovenia in October.
Henderson says he always tries to be a leader, even when not named captain, and feels the national team progressed well during interim boss Southgate's four games in charge.
"It's a huge honour to captain your country," he told the Sunday Express. "Whether I'm captain or not, I try to lead by example on and off the field, helping players around us. I just do what I've always done.
"Obviously I was given it [the captaincy] for a reason and I don't really need to change, but I need to keep learning and progressing and that's my aim.
"We're all very supportive of the manager. After our work on the training field and in the meetings we've had I feel we're definitely going in the right direction.
"We've done everything we can, but it's up to the FA now to decide who they appoint. It's out of our hands now, but I know the players and manager have given all they've got for the last few games he [Southgate] has been in charge."