Steve McClaren is not surprised by Gareth Southgate's success with England and says he was a natural-born leader during his playing days at Middlesbrough. McClaren is in no doubt Southgate was key to the club's success and believes he can handle the pressure to lead England to their first trophy since 1966. 0:48 Former England manager Steve McClaren praised Luke Shaw's 'integral' influence in the 4-0 win over UkraineSpeaking exclusively to Sky Sports News, McClaren said: "He always handled himself well and people say, 'can the players handle the pressure?' "They will be looking to Southgate to do that and will follow his lead and he handles pressure really well. "What he did at Middlesbrough and what he is doing now with England is garnering team spirit.
Source: Sky sports July 04, 2021 16:18 UTC