ENGLAND interim manager Lee Carsley took a seat in the WRONG dugout in Dublin.
The comical blunder comes after Carsley made 40 senior caps for the Republic of Ireland across eight years.
Carsley hilariously took a seat on the WRONG bench
Ireland host the Three Lions for the first time in four years this afternoon.
But Carsley’s tenure as England manager got off to an embarrassing start after headed for the Irish dugout.
Before kick-off, Carsley boldly claimed that he would NOT sing the English national anthem after representing the Boys in Green during his career.
The ex-England U21 boss said: ” ‘This singing the anthem is something that I always struggled with when I was playing for Ireland.”
After dividing England fans on this, Carsley headed for the wrong bench before kick-off.
England stars Declan Rice and Jack Grealish were welcomed with an extremely hostile reaction by booing Ireland fans.
Supporters inside the Aviva Stadium held a banner with: “The snakes are back.”
Both Rice and Grealish represented Ireland to varying degrees before switching their national allegiances.
The Nations League opener marked the start of a new era just 55 days after England lost a second successive Euros final.
Southgate called time on his eight-year reign after the narrow loss to Spain, with Carsley promoted to caretaker senior boss as the Football Association considers its next steps
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