Dublin win boosted my confidence - Carsley

England interim leader Lee Carsley says their triumph complete nan Republic of Ireland has boosted his assurance - admitting he had doubts astir his expertise to do nan job.

Declan Rice and Jack Grealish scored nan goals successful a 2-0 triumph successful nan Nations League successful Dublin connected Saturday, successful England's first crippled since Gareth Southgate resigned.

Carsley, usually nan England Under-21 manager, was put successful interim complaint for nan games against nan Irish and Finland astatine Wembley connected Tuesday.

His elder managerial profession was constricted to short caretaker spells successful complaint of Coventry, Brentford and Birmingham betwixt 2012 and 2017.

"In nan backmost of your mind you ever think... you know, it's easy to beryllium nan England manager, isn't it, erstwhile you're sat successful nan house," nan erstwhile Republic of Ireland midfielder said.

"There person been times wherever I've thought I'm not judge if I could do it.

"But it [the Dublin win] has done my assurance good, and nan remainder of nan unit arsenic well, that really we're OK, we'll beryllium each right.

"I deliberation it's earthy to person doubts."

Nottingham Forest midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White won past year's European Under-21 Championship nether Carsley.

And he was handed his elder debut by nan ex-Everton subordinate connected Saturday.

"I'd opportunity he's a spot much superior now [than erstwhile he was Under-21 boss], which is simply a bully thing," Gibbs-White said.

"He's stepped up a domiciled and I consciousness for illustration he's taking everything arsenic earnestly arsenic he tin and adjacent play to him, that shows he wants to stay."