Dwight Yorke says being black is stopping him becoming a manager after missing out on Aston Villa job

Dwight Yorke says that he has not taken a job in football management yet because he can’t even get an interview, and believes that the reason for his struggles is a combination of being black and lacking experience.

The former Manchester United striker has made his intentions clear that he would like to take his first steps into management, and has completed all of his coaching badges to open the door to a move into the dug-out.

Yorke says that he wanted the Aston Villa job following Roberto Di Matteo’s sacking at the start of the month, but while he accepted that his lack of experience as a manager may prevent him from receiving the job, he bemoaned not even getting a chance to press his case to take charge of his former club in the form of an interview.

It’s something that he has previously experienced, and after seeing Steve Bruce take the hot seat at Villa Park, Yorke has felt it necessary to speak out about black manager in England constantly “hitting a wall”.

Asked if his colour had something to do with his struggles to get into management or if it was his lack of experience, Yorke told Bein Sport: “I think there’s a bit of both there. I genuinely think there’s a bit of both.

“It’s often been discussed, no-one has really taken it up, but I do have a tendency when I speak to everybody, certainly black players who are trying to break into managerial department are coming up against the same concept because of your race.