No holding back: Phil says Gary will be honest with the players

'From a PR exercise, he has not gone for a yes man, he has gone for someone who will challenge him and the team.

'I think it was a masterstroke. There is a new era coming in now. I am really positive and quite excited.

'I think the appointment of Roy Hodgson was a clever one and the appointment of my brother as his number two excited me even more.

'He (Gary) is someone who has played in five major tournaments, played nearly 90 times for England and someone who has played with nearly all the players - but he has had a year away from them, which gives that distance.

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