Newcastle boss Rafa Benitez suggests it is easier for an English manager to get the national team job than it is for them to manage a top-six club

Rafa Benitez says it is easier for an English manager to land the national-team job than it is a top-six club.

The Newcastle chief comes up against Sean Dyche on Monday night with the Burnley boss being touted for the vacancy at Everton, who finished seventh last season.

And Benitez feels that will be the best avenue for an Englishmen to break in to the upper echelons of the Premier League.

'I think it is easier for English managers to manage England than it is to get a top-six club,' said the Spaniard.