Glenn Hoddle has claimed former Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel is the second-best manager in the world, only behind Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola.

Hoddle believes Chelsea would be ‘in a better state’ if Tuchel was still in charge at Stamford Bridge.

Asked for his thoughts on the appointment of Tuchel as England head coach, Hoddle said on The Overlap with Sky Bet: “I like him.

“I’ve spent a bit of time with him and had a few interviews with him and spoke to him after. I like him.

“Look at what he did at Chelsea and what happened to them after he left… He won the Champions League there.

“He should still be there now and they would be in a better state. I think Chelsea are back by the way, I think they’ve got a good chance of getting themselves back there.

“But they went missing for a while there. If he would have stayed…”

Returning to the topic of German coach Tuchel taking charge of England, Hoddle added: “I’m happy on the football front, I’m delighted.

“It’s about putting the best jockey on the horse, it doesn’t mean the horse is always going to win.

“The World Cup is a hard trophy to win but Tuchel is the second best jockey out there for me after Pep Guardiola.

“All the other rubbish, with him being German, we’re past that. If [former Liverpool manager] Jurgen Klopp got the job no one would have moaned.”