Lee Carsley took interim charge of England for the first time since following Gareth Southgate's departure
Lee Carsley ensured an embarrassing mix-up when he accidentally took a seat on the Republic of Ireland bench before the Saturday's match against England at the Aviva Stadium.
Taking the reins of England's senior squad for the first time as interim manager after Gareth Southgate stepped down after the Euro finals, Carsley faced some flak from parts of the English press for his decision not to sing 'God Save the King' before the fixture.Read more: Martin O'Neill on Larne's Euro success, Kenny Bruce and 'decent' wages
He elaborated on the difficulty he found in the gap between warming up, entering the pitch, and the delay caused by national anthems, saying, "The gap between your warm-up, your coming on to the pitch and the delay with the anthems. So it's something that I have never done.", reports the Irish Mirror.
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