Gareth SOUTHGATE Age 50 (03.09.70) Appointed September 2016

Russia. The waistcoat. Atomic Kitten. For a while, Southgate was the most poplar England manager since Euro ’96. The goodwill lasted throughout England’s inaugural Nations League campaign, where they finished a creditable third.

Now though, the honeymoon period is over and the pressure has dialled up. While he remains broadly popular, there are murmurs of criticism over his overly cautious approach during the 2020-21 Nations League and some of his recent squad selections, such is the fickle nature of managing England.

Growing pressure…Euro 2020 will be Southgate’s biggest test