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Southgate distances himself from Man Utd job with comments on England future

England manager Gareth Southgate has insisted he enjoys his current role amid speculation linking him with the permanent Manchester United job at the end of this season.

Southgate, 48, guided the Three Lions to their first World Cup semi-final in 28 years and their first major tournament semi-final since Euro '96, finishing fourth at the 2018 event in Russia after being knocked out by eventual losing finalists Croatia.

The former Middlesbrough coach has since received plenty of acclaim and rumours have emerged that his name has been drawn up on a shortlist of candidates to take over at Old Trafford permanently ahead of next season, when interim boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is due to return to Norwegian club Molde.