England have another ´golden generation´, says former boss Eriksson

Sven-Goran Eriksson believes England s current squad is not only another golden generation , but might even be better than the teams he managed.

Eriksson was in charge of the Three Lions between 2001 and 2006, a period during which England s selection of players was labelled a golden generation .

Despite managing the likes of Rio Ferdinand, Steven Gerrard, David Beckham, Frank Lampard and Wayne Rooney, Eriksson could only reach the quarter-finals of both the 2002 and 2006 World Cups, as well as being eliminated at the same stage of Euro 2004.

Ahead of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, the Swede has praised the talent available to current manager Gareth Southgate, who he suggested might have even better options at his disposal.

I think the squad here with Engl…