Gareth Southgate’s pitch for England post adds edge to Scotland encounter | Daniel Taylor

Nov 10, 2016

The caretaker manager could secure the job full-time with a World Cup qualifying win as well as end the reign of his opposite number, Gordon Strachan

There was a point when Gordon Strachan was hoping to persuade Andy Murray to deliver some words of inspiration before Scotland’s players walk out at Wembley on Friday. Not that Gareth Southgate seemed too concerned when it was brought up in his company before England’s final training session. “Unless he is playing at left-back he is not going to affect the game,” England’s caretaker manager pointed out. And that was the moment one of the Scottish journalists at the back of the room interrupted. “I wish he was,” came the response.

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