This time, Lee Carsley’s gamble paid off. In a surprise move, England’s interim coach left captain Harry Kane on the bench for the Nations League match against Greece on Thursday and the youthful team eased to a 3-0 win in Athens.

In a surprise move, England's interim coach left captain Harry Kane on the bench for the Nations League match against Greece on Thursday and the youthful team eased to a 3-0 win in Athens.

England legend Ian Wright slammed Harry Kane for taking aim at his Three Lions colleagues who withdrew from international duty for the Nations League.

Lee Carsley’s interim spell as England manager ended with a 5-0 win over Republic of Ireland to earn Nations League promotion back to League A; Carsley introduced a batch of new faces and reintegrated others - but who were the winners and losers from his reign?

Lee Carsley admitted his relief at rounding off his interim England tenure with Nations League promotion and says he plans to meet Thomas Tuchel “in the next few weeks” to start the handover process.

Carsley was rocked by multiple withdrawals from his squad for this month’s Nations League matches against Greece and the Republic of Ireland and responded by relying on players