Richards replied, “I’d go one bigger – Pep”, to which Lineker said, “I think we’d all love Pep but do you realistically think Pep?”, only for Richards to fire back, “Why not?”
Lineker said of former Liverpool manager Klopp: “Klopp’s kind of been out of a job. He’ll have had a bit of a rest.”
Shearer interjected: “Do you really think England would go for a German manager?”
But Lineker said: “He’s not really German, is he? He’s half German, isn’t he, because he’s been in England for so long.”
Richards said that while he did not want Guardiola to leave City, he “would love” him to succeed Southgate.
But Lineker said: “The thing is, club managers are paid an awful lot of money. I can’t see the FA stumping up that kind of cash.”
Shearer said: “I’m for England and English managers. Howe would be the outstanding candidate. There’s a lot going on at Newcastle. The guys who appointed Eddie have now left.”
Lineker said: “He’s a front-foot manager. He’s young. He’s got a real energy to his football.”
He and Richards also lamented the lack of English alternatives, with Lineker asking: “Why aren’t we producing English coaches? It’s nuts, isn’t it? It’s weird?”