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Sutton: Southgate will stay
Former England striker Chris Sutton believes Gareth Southgate will continue as manager despite crashing out of the World Cup at the quarter-final stage.
Olivier Giroud headed the winner as world champions France narrowly beat England 2-1 in Qatar, with Harry Kane missing a late opportunity to equalise from the penalty spot.
Southgate, 52, who led the Three Lions to the World Cup semi-finals in 2018 and then the final of Euro 2020, is now said to be weighing up his future.
But Sutton believes the England boss has earned the right to lead them into another tournament.
The 49-year-old said: “I think Gareth Southgate is still making progress. My instinct is Gareth will stay on. It is not the right time for him to step away from the job.
“Going into this World Cup, it was off the back of a poor Nations League campaign and there was a lot of negativity. It’s disappointing to go out to France but there are ways to lose and I think England dominated the game.
“I think England showed against France that they are a very capable team and most sensible people think Gareth is still moving this team in the right direction. I hope the FA can convince him to stay.”
White returns to Gunners training
Ben White has returned to training with Arsenal in Dubai after leaving England’s World Cup squad early due to personal reasons.
The centre-back, 25, did not feature in England’s first two group games against Iran and the United States before missing the Wales clash through illness.
It was announced that he had left the camp the following day after the 3-0 win.
Ghana midfielder Thomas Partey and USA stopper Matt Turner are also back in training for the Gunners.
Mikel Arteta’s men face AC Milan in a mid-season friendly in Dubai on Tuesday.
