Holding: Southgate has a lot to offer England

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Arsenal defender Rob Holding believes Gareth Southgate has plenty to offer England after taking over the role as interim manager.

The 21-year-old has been part of England U21 squads since making his debut in May 2016 and the young defender has already featured twice for Southgateโ€™s side.

Holding says he is backing his former coach to rise to the challenge of leading the Three Lions to success during his interim period with the national team.

โ€˜I think itโ€™s something he could easily do and take in his stride, not a problem,โ€™ Holding told the Arsenal website.

โ€˜Heโ€™s been really good with me, he brought me into the England set-up.โ€™

The former Bolton defender says Southgateโ€™s experience will be of great value to the national team.

โ€˜I wish him all the best for the few games that he takes charge of and who knows in the future if he takes it full-time,โ€™ he added.

โ€˜He talks a lot to me, Calum, Kortney, and Hause, who are the three young centre-halves that are there. Heโ€™ll just pull us aside and just say what he thinks, what he thinks is easier to do and where we should be. His experience is invaluable.โ€™

Arsenal will next take on Swansea City in the Premier League when the two sideโ€™s meet at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday.

Kick-off has been scheduled for 16:00.

Image: FA website