Thursday 17 November 2016 17:44, UK
Gareth Southgate has made it clear he wants the England manager's job on a permanent basis, Football Association chief executive Martin Glenn has revealed.
Southgate's four-game stint in interim charge of the national team came to an end on Tuesday night when two late goals denied his side victory in a friendly against Spain.
Speaking to Sky Sports News HQ, Glenn reiterated that Southgate was in a "strong position", but did not rule out the possibility of interviewing other candidates.
"He's made it clear over the last week that he's convinced he wants the job," he said.
"We've got time. We've got until mid-March for the next match so doing the job thoroughly is very important.
"That said, Gareth is in a strong position because, not just the fact the last four games showed a lot of signs of encouragement, but the fact he's worked in the FA for the last couple of years, ran the U21s well, understands how the international set-up works.
"We will have discussions with him in the coming weeks to really understand what his learnings are and what his ambition for the England team is."
Asked about interviewing other candidates, Glenn said: "Potentially. Why would I say anything definite? It's an interview process and we have to be discreet.
"Had we lost to Scotland, Gareth would still be a strong contender for the job, you can't pick a manager on the basis of 90 minutes or 180 minutes.
"We've been impressed with Gareth for a while. It's a credit to the FA that we seamlessly moved Gareth into the role. We have succession."
