Phil McNulty
BBC Sport chief football writer

BBC Sport chief footballer writer Phil McNulty is here to answer your questions…

Q. Hi Phil. I believe, like me, the vast majority of fans want an Englishman to manage the England football team. It’s a pride thing. While I will still watch them, if we win any competition with a foreign manager it will leave a bitter taste. Surely there is a good English manager out there who can do the job? Mick, Penrith, Cumbria

Hi, Mick. My view is that an English manager managing England is preferable, but not a deal breaker.

If Pep Guardiola or Jurgen Klopp wanted to manage England, would you turn them away? I would not, although I fully respect your position.

The two main English candidates are Eddie Howe and Graham Potter. The feeling is that Potter wants to return to club management – if he wanted the England job and the FA wanted him the deal could have been done right away – while Eddie Howe has made it clear he is still committed to Newcastle.

I think Howe would be a good choice and very obviously fits your criteria.

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