Roy Keane has had his say on who should be appointed the next permanent England manager, following their 3-1 win over Finland.
After a humiliating defeat against Greece in midweek, Lee Carsley was tasked with provoking a reaction out of his side in their latest Nations League fixture.
The interim boss continued to be bold in his selections, with Dean Henderson handed a first cap in four years and Trent Alexander-Arnold deployed in left-back for the first time in his career.
With a more conventional setup England cruised to victory at the Olympic Stadium, with goals from Jack Grealish, and Declan Rice either side of a sublime set piece from the Liverpool defender.
Despite returning to winning ways the question of who will succeed Gareth Southgate as the Three Lions' next permanent manager continues to loom large over the team.
Speaking on punditry following the game Keane insisted England should 'go for the best' as they hunt for a coach to continue such a talented group of players forward.
'Go after Pep [Guardiola], go for the best,' Keane said on ITV. 'Pep's contract is up the summer.
'The FA have to go for the best guy, I don't know if finances will play a part in it.
'If Lee obviously rules himself, and he's not interested, and that seems to be the noises coming out, then the FA better get busy and get the right man.'
Reports following Southgate's resignation after England's Euro 2024 heartbreak indicated that the FA are willing to wait as they hope to entice Guardiola into his first international managerial role.
Guardiola's contract is set to expire at the end of the current campaign and it is understood that he will depart Manchester City after nine glittering years at the Etihad.
After winning his first two games as interim manager calls for Carsley to be handed the job grew amongst supporters but the former England U21s boss has remained coy on whether he wants to make the step up to the senior team on a permanent basis.
The 50-year-old has not formally applied for the role and further added to speculation that he is not interested in the position by remarking that he will 'hopefully' return to the Young Lions earlier this week.
Asked about his future following Sunday's clash Carsley insisted his focus remains on guiding his team through their upcoming fixtures but hinted that a more experienced candidate may be better suited for the job.
'I've not really thought that much about it.' He said
'I know I keep saying the same thing, my remit was to do six games. I'm really happy with that privileged position that I'm in. Really enjoying it.
'I didn't enjoy it for the last two days. It was hard work. I'm just not used to losing with in an England team. And I don't take losing very well.
'I think people are always going to try and put their chips on one side. I'm totally in the middle. My bosses have made it totally clear what they need from me.
'This job deserves a world class coach that's that's won trophies and been there and done it, and I'm still on the path to doing that.'
