England interim manager Gareth Southgate insisted his future is out of his hands after a comprehensive win over Scotland which could mark the end of Gordon Strachan's spell in charge.
Southgate took control after Sam Allardyce's controversial one-match reign and has steered England to top sport in FIFA World Cup qualifying Group F following a 3-0 defeat of Scotland at Wembley.
His caretaker spell ends after Tuesday's friendly with Spain, but there will now be a clamour for Southgate to be appointed on a permanent basis.
"That's not my decision," Southgate said.
"What I'm really pleased is that I was given the task of picking the job up in a very difficult situation for everybody and I feel like we've prepared the team really well. I've enjoyed that.
"The rest is out of my hands. I've loved it. I've really enjoyed the role. I've enjoyed the responsibility. I've enjoyed the challenge of every part of it.
"I get that that's not quite so enjoyable if you don't get the results. It's been a brilliant experience."
Scotland next play in March against Slovenia. Like Scotland's prospects of qualification, Strachan's hopes of clinging on to his job look slim, but he was adamant he was not thinking of himself.
Strachan, who was appointed in January 2013, said: "If you think I'm thinking about myself right at this moment, then you don't know me.
"At this moment in time, it's absolutely nothing to do with me. I have to think about everybody in that dressing room."
Asked when he would consider his future, Strachan said: "Probably when I'm just about to die. I'll say: 'How did you get on Gordon?' 'Not a bad life'."
He added there would be a debrief with the Scottish Football Association, with chief executive Stewart Regan, like the manager, disappointed by the margin of defeat.
Strachan said: "I'm really down for the lads in a way, but proud of them in what they tried to do.
"I do feel for that group in there. That wasn't fair. There are games where sometimes it's not fair, and that wasn't fair."
Daniel Sturridge, Adam Lallana and Gary Cahill scored headers to put England top of the standings on 10 points and left Scotland with four, one place above minnows Malta.
Southgate's position will be reviewed after next Tuesday's Wembley friendly with Spain.
England are now unbeaten in 33 matches, since October 2009 after the biggest win in this fixture since 1975.
And Southgate felt the result will boost the fragile confidence of a squad, many of whom suffered the ignominy of defeat to Iceland at Euro 2016.
Southgate added: "(It was) really important for the players to come through that pressure environment and win.
"They've wanted to respond in the right way to what they've been through in the last few months and I think today was a real step forward in their belief in what they're capable of.
"Tonight's down to the players. They've shown elements of what they're capable of individually and collectively.
"I know how important it was to our supporters to win the game. I'm delighted to be able to deliver that result for everybody."
Scotland, who also lost 3-0 to Slovakia, had chances to equalise after Sturridge's opener and Strachan rued the gulf in class.
Strachan said: "That's what you get from world-class players, I'm afraid, when you're on the other side.
"Certain points of the Slovakia game encouraged me. That game was easy for us at certain times in the game, and we did a lot of things right.
"But there are points where top teams seem to punish us. We have to work at one or two things, but I don't know if we can work any harder than we do in terms of playing and training and coaching."
Source: PA
