MARTIN SAMUEL: Gareth Southgate is held to a higher standard by the public than Matt Hancock and that CAN'T be right… PLUS, Cristiano Ronaldo is easy to mock, but let's give him the benefit of the doubt over his goal claim

A strange thing, the affection of the general public. Matt Hancock was a digested kangaroo testicle, or two, away from being crowned king of the jungle, yet if Gareth Southgate does not start Marcus Rashford against Senegal on Sunday, and England are eliminated, he will never be able to live it down.

Crystal Palace, Watford, Nottingham Forest, the potless Newcastle, Derby, Queens Park Rangers, Wolves, Aston Villa, Southampton, Leicester, Notts County — these are the jobs in English football that await the men who are perceived to have reached the pinnacle with the national team, before falling short.