The coach has stepped up to take interim charge of the Three Lions for next month's Nations League games after the resignation of Gareth Southgate following Euro 2024 but the Under-21's boss hasn't given any consideration to taking the position full-time.

Carsley said: "To be honest, I’ve not really thought about it that much. Honestly I’ve not.

"My priority is just doing a good job. Ultimately this is up there with the best jobs in football. We’ve potentially got a unique period of time — which will pass — where we’ve got some outstanding players. Someone needs to get the absolute best out of them.

"We have done so far, because we’ve got to the latter stage of tournaments. We’ve been so close. The best person for the job will do it [full-time]."

Carsley named four uncapped players in his first squad and explained that "form" provided an important basis for his selection.

He said: "Form is really important. [It] can take away a lot of the gamble when a player comes into the building. They are up to speed [and] playing well.

"Some players are really good for the group. They help other players, whether that be the level of training in terms of intensity or just the ability to play in different positions.

"Ideally you always want to pick players who are in form. We have a bit of that balance in this squad. I don’t think it would be easy to say you would only pick players who are in form. Ideally, yes, 100 per cent. That is what I would want, but you need that balance as well."