Liverpool midfielder Harvey Elliott has backed England Under-21 boss Lee Carsley to take over the vacant senior job.
Gareth Southgate stepped down after Euro 2024, where the Three Lions finished as runners-up after losing 2-1 to Spain in the final, with Newcastle boss Eddie Howe the favourite to take over, followed by Graham Potter and Carsley.
Asked if Carsley was ready for the big job, Elliott said: “Absolutely. Lee is an incredible manager and a great guy. He’s ready to step up.”
“There are a lot of big clubs trying to get him, and that’s a credit to him and his coaching.”
“Every time I come on the pitch for England I am free to enjoy my football. I feel like they are ready, they have talked about it (the FA).”
For Carsley, the biggest success came last year สมัคร ufabet. When he helped England Under-21s to a resounding European Championship triumph, their first triumph since 1984. With Elliott part of the squad.
Elliott, who is here in the US with the Reds, missed out on the England senior squad for this summer’s tournament. The Kop forward wasn’t even included in Southgate’s initial 33-man squad while team-mates Curtis Jones and Jarell Quansah were in that before being chopped when it was squeezed down to 26 for Germany.