Gareth Southgate is the right man for the England job because of his special relationship with the players, according to West Ham's Michail Antonio.
Antonio was included in Southgate's first England squad for games against Malta and Slovenia in October and he was impressed with the caretaker boss.
Southgate has completed a formal interview with the Football Association's five-man panel and could be confirmed as permanent manager this week.
The 46-year-old spent three and a half years with England under-21s and has overseen two wins and two draws from his four matches in temporary charge.
"I feel he does look like the right man for the job," Antonio told Press Association Sport. "He's young enough to bond with the boys and he's got a relationship with quite a few of the boys through the under-21s.
"We haven't had that for the last few years, someone who is young, who has actually got a relationship with the boys before he's met them so he knows what to do with them, and it shows because he's doing well.
"The 2-2 draw with Spain, people say it's a friendly and they didn't turn it on, but Spain are still a quality team."
A dreary 0-0 draw with Slovenia has been Southgate's only blip in terms of results, coming in between convincing wins over Malta and Scotland, before the encouraging performance against Spain.
Some have questioned Southgate's experience in motivating top players but Antonio insists the former Middlesbrough manager has all the right attributes.
"I'd say he's a great tactician," Antonio said. "He wants us to play and the way he trusts the players, he believes the boys can do it, that they are good enough to do it.
"To play for England you have to be quality so it's just about working out the kinks and making the players believe in themselves and have the confidence to play.
"He knows all the players. You can't be around players and not know what makes them tick. That's the difference between him and other managers.
"They come in and they have to try to get to know the players rather than already knowing them and what they want."
Antonio was left out of the last England squad to face Scotland and Spain but has been in good form for West Ham, having scored six goals already this season.
If Southgate is appointed, Antonio believes he would have the faith of the incoming boss.
"I've only spoken to him the one time I wasn't in the squad," Antonio said. "He just said I wasn't in it, that players were back from injury but that if anyone got injured he wouldn't hesitate to give me a call.
"That's the only conversation I've had but it was good to know he has faith in me.
"I know it's about working hard and playing well enough in the Premier League that it makes it difficult not to choose me."