Monday 4 July 2016 12:59, UK
Former England boss Steve McClaren says he would love the Football Association to appoint an English manager for the national team.
Roy Hodgson stepped down from his England post immediately after seeing his side suffer a shock 2-1 defeat to Iceland at the round-of-16 stage of Euro 2016.
The process of finding Hodgson's successor has already started with FA chief executive Martin Glenn, FA technical director Dan Ashworth and vice-chairman David Gill leading the search.
United States boss Jurgen Klinsmann is now favourite with the bookmakers after widespread reports emerged that former front-runner Gareth Southgate is not interested in the post at this time. Other candidates are said to include former England boss Glenn Hoddle and ex-Chelsea manager Guus Hiddink.
And McClaren, whose own reign as boss came to an end after a miserable qualifying defeat to Croatia which cost the team a place at Euro 2008, feels it would be wise for the FA to go down the route of appointing an English manager.
"He has to be the best man and I would absolutely love it if he was English," McClaren told Sky Sports Now.
"Top English managers are not getting opportunities to take those jobs. There are too many foreign coaches coming into it. I'm sure a lot of people in the game would want an English manager."
McClaren refused to be drawn over which possible candidate he would like to see take over, but he believes all the main contenders are in with a genuine chance.
"All the names linked have all got something and they have to have a key strength," he added.
"Jurgen Klinsmann has done it, proven it, he's got that discipline, he's done it with USA.
"With Sam Allardyce he's done it in the English game as well. But everyone on the bookies' list are viable options for the FA."
