The answer seems clear: it should be Brendan Rodgers. The FA should be going to Liverpool’s manager and asking him whether he wants the job and, if he turns it down, he should then be asked if he wants to be involved within or around the England set-up, even if he wants to combine it with his duties at Anfield. It may be unworkable – and Rodgers has already stated that international football is something that would appeal to him in 20 years time, not now – but, in management parlance, let’s have the conversation.