5 reasons why Gareth Southgate should get the England job

England interim manager Gareth Southgate oversaw a lacklustre performance from his side in their goalless draw with Slovenia on Tuesday night.

The former Middlesbrough boss watched on as his England side struggled to get anything going against the 67th best team in the world, with goalkeeper Joe Hart the only reason that the Three Lions remain unbeaten in the early stages of their World Cup 2018 qualifying campaign.

Photo: Marc Atkins / Offside.

Nevertheless, Southgate did win his first game in temporary charge at Wembley on Saturday, albeit against minnows Malta, but it’s worth remembering that the 46-year-old has only been in charge for little over two weeks following the departure of Sam Allardyce.

Southgate is two games into his caretaker role and, with many seeing it as a month long job interview, the former defender knows that he has two more games, against Scotland and Spain next month, to try and secure the job full-time.

Here are SHOOT‘s FIVE reasons why Southgate should be given the job permanently…