12:00 KEY EVENT

England v Aston Villa

With the vacancy of England also needing filling, Bruce admits he’d be delighted to return the call of the FA should they come knocking once more, beyond Gareth Southgate’s guardianship.

Presenter Ben Shepherd mentions the current interviewing process of Villa and asks whether that would affect his chances in what Bruce has previously described as the “pinnacle job”.

He said: “Of course I’d have been interested, of course I’d have helped them out, no problem. “They’ve gone down the route of somebody in-house with Gareth, who’s been successful with the under 21s. “You’ve got to respect that, but if I’d have got the call, I’d have been delighted.”

ON THE LONG-TERM VACANCY BEYOND SOUTHGATE