'It will be good for the oldies,’ said 68-year-old Sam Allardyce when asked what it would mean to steer Leeds United clear from relegation.
Roy Hodgson, 75, has kept Crystal Palace in the Premier League while Neil Warnock, 74, secured Huddersfield Town’s Championship status with a win against his boyhood club Sheffield United on Thursday.
‘He’s right — look at what happened with Neil Warnock at Huddersfield,’ said Pep Guardiola after Allardyce sang the praises of older coaches and put himself up there with the likes of the Manchester City manager, plus Jurgen Klopp and Mikel Arteta.