Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill insists he has no interest in managing England in the future if current coach Steve McClaren loses his job.

McClaren has come under pressure since Wednesday's 2-1 defeat in Russia left England's hopes of qualifying for next summer's Euro 2008 finals hanging by a thread.

Speculation about O'Neill's future intensified when Villa chairman Randy Lerner said on Thursday that he would not stand in the former Celtic manager's way if he was wanted by England.

But O'Neill has dismisses the rumours, saying: "My chairman has mentioned something. He was trying to answer a question that was being hypothetical about the England situation.

"More importantly, I think England were really unlucky against Russia. They've been playing great in the matches and my own view, for what it's worth, is that they will still qualify.

"I think that Russia will not find the game in Israel easy. I should not be saying any more. All of this is wildly unfair.

"It is unfair to talk about this with people having already made their minds up about the group - and it's not over.

"Steve McClaren is absolutely right in that the group is decided over 12 games and, if England qualify, which I still think they have a great chance of doing, will they not deserve to qualify? Yes, I think they will.

"I think it's unfair to ask me the question and I'm going to take a real stance. That's the end of my answer."