What Sheffield United Chris Wilder said about calls for him to be future England boss

But Chris Wilder, the Sheffield United manager, remains coy over suggestions that he should be a future England manager - instead insisting that his sole focus is on maintaining the Blades' upward curve under his watch.

Wilder has forged a reputation as one of the best managers in English football, after enjoying success in every job since cutting his managerial teeth with Alfreton Town in the Northern Counties East League.

After leading his boyhood Blades to two promotions in three years, they sat seventh in the Premier League table when the season was postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak.

And, when asked about the possibility of one day managing England on Sky Sports, Wilder chuckled: "I've got all on with Sheffield United and trying to stay in the Premier League!

"I know what the game's about. It's the first season in the Premier League for me and the players.

"It's been a brilliant journey and I'm enormously proud of the players and what they've achieved. But the key now, as everyone knows, is staying there. We've done great for three-quarters of a season and we'd love to finish it off on the front foot and go again. "My personal ambition and of the club is to establish in the Premier League, so games against Liverpool and Manchester City and Arsenal and Man United are games set in the stone year in year out.

"That's always got to be my focus."

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