Blackburn Rovers boss Paul Ince believes the Premiership will be stronger for the raft of young English managers currently in work.

Ince, Middlesbrough's Gareth Southgate and Portsmouth's Tony Adams - as well as Sunderland's Roy Keane and Wigan's Steve Bruce - all belong to the same generation of players.

And the former England and Manchester United midfielder does not see why one of that group could not go on to manage the national side in the future.

"We hope so, but there is a long way to go," said the former MK Dons and Macclesfield boss.

"Before there were a lot of - no disrespect - old-school managers going around the merry-go-round.

"Eventually that has to change and it is nice chairmen and clubs are taking a chance, although I don't know if chance is the right word.

"The only way you are going to get experience is by being in the Premier League.

"I have done it the right way, going through League Two and League One.

"Southy (Southgate) and Tony Adams haven't done it that way but the fact they are here can only be good for English football, can only be good for the next time England need a new manager.

"Hopefully we don't have to go overseas for another foreign manager, even though (Fabio) Capello has done ever so well."