Not Beckham, Lampard or Gerrard - ex-England star names biggest Golden Generation talent

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“But I played against West Ham at the time and he was the one that stood out.“The levels of [England] training in general stood out to me. He was a tough, tough player to play against but [Southgate] was very helpful and you can see the quality that he had as a player and as a leader.“Would I have said he would maybe have been the England manager?

He was very quiet but just led in his own way.“But he did well for England and fair play to what he went on to do. As far as I'm concerned, he was probably the best England manager I've seen in the last 40 years.”Gardner went up against Zlatan Ibrahimovic on his England debut (Image: Getty)Gardner was speaking around his involvement in Pro Project Promotions’ ‘A Night to Remember III’, a charity boxing night pitting ex-footballers against one another.

“I'd say jump at the chance,” he said.“If you’re interested in boxing it's a perfect opportunity to maybe go in like me. I did a little bit of combat sports when I was younger but to actually go in the ring and feel the energy is a big thrill, something that can probably only be replicated from playing football.“So that's one reason.