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Manchester United chief Fergie thinks his former Chelsea rival is the outstanding candidate to succeed Steve McClaren.

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Rivals but friends: Mourinho and Ferguson

Mourinho will be the only name Fergie will put forward once the FA consult him and reports in The Sun claim he told a friend: "Jose Mourinho should be the next England manager.

"It is the job of club managers to get the most from their players technically.

"It is the job of the England manager to motivate the players — and there is no one better at that than Mourinho.

"If the FA consult me about it, I'll give them a shortlist of one — and tell them to get Mourinho."

Ex-England chief Bobby Robson is also backing Mourinho, who he worked with at Sporting Lisbon, Porto and Barcelona.

Robson said: "I think Mourinho is a great candidate for England.

"I'd prefer an English manager. But everything depends on the solutions available and, if there's no interesting name from within, Mourinho would be a very good choice."

Mourinho has told The Sun he is ready to talk to the FA about the job after dismissing it last week