Gareth Southgate admits he is "conscious" that his England team are tasked with helping to give the nation a feel-good factor amid an uncertain political backdrop.

With confusion and unpredictability surrounding Brexit and a potential general election, the United Kingdom still seemingly remains divided.

The Three Lions helped alleviate such concerns for a period on their run to the World Cup semi-finals last summer but the unrest remains.

While Southgate believes the qualifiers are attractive fixtures for the home fans – there is no doubt reaching Euro 2020, and a competition where the group-stage, semi-final and final will be held at Wembley, would truly be something for the country to get behind – even if he will not allow himself to get carried away just yet.

"It's hugely exciting for everybody," he added.

"I feel as if we've started to build that excitement whenever we play now, which is fantastic. I know the level that that can go to, but I can't afford to be carried away with that, that's brilliant for everybody else to experience.

"Somebody's got to be in control of what we're doing and making sure we're on the right path and not too far ahead of ourselves because we've got a lot of improvement to do to make that a really strong possibility.

"That's got to be my area of focus, to make sure all of my staff and all of my players are of that mindset.

"I want the team to experience those full houses, that excitement. That's what playing for England should be about and that's what it should be for the supporters.

"Beer sales go up and everybody enjoys looking forward to it. We want that to last as long as it possibly can, but I can't live in that world of external... I've just got to get, it's my job to get everybody there."