Former England captain Ray Wilkins says Gareth Southgate cannot do any more with the players he has at his disposal and a change of manager would make no difference to the state of the current Three Lions side.

The national team boss has come under scrutiny after his side put in a highly unconvincing performance in their 1-0 victory over Slovenia on Thursday night, sealing World Cup qualification in the process.

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But Wilkins told talkSPORT that England do not have enough world-class players.

He said: “Unfortunately, at this moment in time, how many world-class footballers do we have? I would say Harry Kane is a world-class footballer. Apart from that, we’ve got some very, very good footballers.

“The manager works with the players he has at his disposal.

“If you look at the situation, Carlo Ancelotti goes in – who does he pick? He picks the same players as Gareth has picked.

“If you’ve got world class players and Carlo Ancelotti, with the upmost respect to Carlo, he has been magnificent in his career – has always coached world-class players. We have one.

He added: “If we had Jose Mourinho and Pep as his number two, we would not do any better.”

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Wilkins also argued England’s talented youngsters do not get enough opportunities in the Premier League and this has a negative impact on the Three Lions.

He added: “The Under-20s have just won the World Cup, but how many of those players will progress through their clubs to play at the International level?

“At the moment we’ve got some wonderfully gifted English players that do not get a gig at their own club.

“Gareth has to pick from 33% of the Premier League to play in his national side. Look at Germany last night. They’re picking from 70%.”