New era for England - who has a point to prove?

Fifty-five days aft their Euro 2024 heartbreak successful Berlin, England return to action erstwhile they recreation to look nan Republic of Ireland successful nan Nations League connected Saturday (17:00 BST).

It is simply a caller era for nan Three Lions, pinch Gareth Southgate's eight-year reign having ended pinch his resignation 2 days aft a 2-1 conclusion to Spain successful nan Euro 2024 last connected 14 July.

Lee Carsley, who led England to triumph successful nan European Under-21 Championship successful 2023, has been appointed interim manager.

But who has a constituent to beryllium arsenic England get their Nations League run nether measurement successful Dublin earlier hosting Finland astatine Wembley adjacent Tuesday (19:45)?

BBC Sport takes a look astatine immoderate of those looking to make an belief successful nan adjacent fewer days.

Some of nan biggest managerial names successful world shot person been linked to nan England job, but for nan adjacent 2 games astatine least, Carsley has a chance to show what he tin bring to nan role.

With qualifying for nan 2026 World Cup owed to commencement adjacent March, nan Football Association will want to make a imperishable assignment soon.

Former Everton midfielder Carsley, 50, will beryllium hoping his marque of shot - dubbed "Carsball" - impresses supporters and those entrusted to find nan correct campaigner to return England to nan World Cup successful 2 years' time.

Despite reaching nan Euros final, England's performances successful Germany were mostly indifferent and nan fans want much adventurous shot and nan squad to play pinch much freedom.

Southgate was appointed Three Lions leader connected a imperishable ground two months aft stepping up from his domiciled arsenic England Under-21 manager.

Will nan aforesaid point hap to Carsley?

A batch will dangle connected nan adjacent 2 games, but he talks pinch authority and is wished to do things his measurement - akin to really Arne Slot has taken complaint astatine Liverpool pursuing 9 years of Jurgen Klopp.

"It was important to put my ain stamp connected it a spot while recognising what players person done successful nan past erstwhile we person sewage truthful close," Carsley said aft naming his 26-man squad to look nan Republic of Ireland and Finland.

Looking astatine nan interim task put earlier him, Carsley said: "I deliberation it is simply a existent proud infinitesimal evidently for my family and myself.

"It has been a really hectic mates of weeks getting my caput astir nan magnitude of nan job, getting astir to spot arsenic galore matches arsenic I can."

Carsley handed maiden elder England call-ups to Chelsea guardant Noni Madueke, 22, Nottingham Forest midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White, 24, Newcastle defender Tino Livramento, 21, and Lille's London-born midfielder Angel Gomes, 24.

He has besides retained a halfway of Southgate's mainstays while firmly applying his ain stamp.

BBC Sport's main shot writer Phil McNulty described Carsley's selections arsenic "bold without being reckless", adding: "There is surely plentifulness to beryllium excited astir pinch a dense beingness of England's talented young brigade."

Madueke has 4 goals successful 4 games this season, including a hat-trick against Wolves, while Gibbs-White has besides impressed successful Forest's unbeaten start.

Croydon-born Livramento had respective world options arsenic his mother is from Scotland and his begetter is from Portugal, but he is now hoping to found himself successful a Three Lions shirt.

Former Manchester United subordinate Gomes will beryllium playing successful nan Champions League this play pinch Lille, whose fixtures see Real Madrid (home), Juventus (home and Liverpool (away).

Jack Grealish is backmost successful nan fold aft his omission from Southgate's Euro 2024 squad.

The Manchester City wide midfielder, 28, helped England suffice for that tourney and played arsenic a substitute successful nan friendly against Bosnia-Herzegovina soon earlier nan finals.

But he was near retired of nan trimmed group, later describing nan acquisition arsenic nan "most difficult point I person had to woody pinch successful my career".

Grealish has started 1 of City's opening 3 Premier League games.

"When you are connected your holidays, each clip you move connected nan telephone aliases nan TV you conscionable spot it [the tournament], truthful it was difficult not to see," said nan erstwhile Aston Villa player, who has 36 England caps.

"I was perfectly heartbroken. For myself now moving forward, I person to conscionable effort and usage that arsenic information going into this season."

Trent Alexander-Arnold has started nan post-Klopp era good astatine Liverpool. Will he statesman nan post-Southgate era by impressing Carsley?

Full-back Alexander-Arnold was utilized successful an experimental cardinal midfield domiciled astatine Euro 2024 but recovered himself retired of nan broadside aft 2 games.

He recovered to people nan decisive spot-kick successful nan punishment shootout against Switzerland successful nan quarter-finals.

Carsley has made it clear location will beryllium nary experiments this clip aft naming Alexander-Arnold successful his squad while omitting Kyle Walker, who played each infinitesimal astatine Euro 2024.

"I deliberation for me, for this campy especially, he'll beryllium a right-back playing successful defence," said Carsley astir Alexander-Arnold.

"At immoderate constituent I ideate we'll spot Trent arriving into that benignant of [midfield] area, but I spot him arsenic a right-back."