Next England manager: Owen picks his preferred Southgate replacement as pundit snubs Lampard

Michael Owen has selected the manager he d like to see replace Gareth Southgate as England manager after this summer s European Championship.

has been England s manager since 2016 and Wednesday s match against the Netherlands at Euro 2024 will be his third semi-final as Three Lions boss.

The 53-year-old has been heavily criticised during this tournament as have underperformed in most of their matches, but they have beaten Slovakia and Switzerland in the knockout stages to reach the semi-finals.

It remains to be seen whether Southgate will be England s manager heading into the World Cup in 2026 as his current contract is due to expire at the end of this year.

, while Owen claims there is not an outstanding candidate to replace Southgate.