Current England boss and Manchester United legend Phil Neville says his plan was always to leave the job after a few years.

Neville is set to depart the England Women's team after his contract expires in 2021.

The 43-year-old was meant to coach the team during the 2020 Olympics and Euro 2021. But both competitions are one year later, and Neville is not going to stick around another year.

And Neville wants a club job when he is done with this role.

"My plan was always just to go for the three years and then get into day-to-day running of a club job, which would be what I wanted to do," he told Bein Sports.

"It's been brilliant and I've loved every minute of it, but ultimately you don't get to see the players. You don't get to impact them every single day, which is now what I feel I need to do.

"The plan was always to do the three years. I had a World Cup, I had the Olympics— which [would have been] this summer — and then there's the Euros in England next summer. That was my three-year stint at international football.

"I think international football for a 41, 42-year-old can get quite frustrating, so I thought, get some managerial experience, which is unbelievable in terms of going to major tournaments, and then cut my teeth in day-to-day running with the energy that I've got.

"With the coronavirus, there has obviously been no Olympic Games, no Euros — which meant that obviously I had to make the decision early."