The Three Lions boss will have a final chance to bring a trophy home in Qatar.
Jamie Carragher believes England manager Gareth Southgate must leave the national team after the World Cup.
Southgate has led his team to two semi-finals and a final in his three major tournaments in charge of the Three Lions.
However, England’s performances since the last year’s Euro 2020 have generated serious doubts about his future at the national team.
Southgate came under fire for England’s relegation in the Nations League earlier this year.
The English boss has signed a contract extension until after the Euro 2024, but Carragher believes he should resign after the World Cup to preserve his legacy.
“If I was Gareth Southgate, I would make the Qatar World Cup my swansong as England manager,” the Liverpool legend wrote in the Telegraph. “Hopefully England will produce to a strong enough level to ensure that is Southgate’s call.
“After his excellence in the job to this point, the least he deserves is to leave on his own terms when he feels the time is right.
“The natural cycle should be for a rethink every four years, so a coach builds towards the next World Cup. Unless Southgate has the energy for that, it is wiser to step away.
“Southgate may win over the doubters for a third time over the next few weeks. My hope for Qatar is for England to again retain interest in the competition until the final week, to give Southgate the option of leaving the job through the front door with his head held high.”
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