New England manager Gareth Southgate does not believe he needs to make any special arrangements for his players after recent off-field incidents.

He told his first news conference since his permanent appointment on Wednesday: "Being an England player comes with additional responsibility but I don't think laying down the law is necessary with this group of players.

"There have to be guidelines but players have to take leadership in that."

The FA banned England players from having nights out on international duty following events last month when England played Scotland in a World Cup qualifier and Spain in a friendly four days later.

"You have to have an environment where you give people responsibility and you sometimes step back and learn a lot from those moments," added Southgate.

"Everything has to be geared towards being successful. If we think we're good enough to play the best teams in the world and give ourselves a slight handicap along the way then good luck with that.

"We have to make sure every opportunity to recover and perform at our very best is taken."