Silva hits back at Allardyce

Watford boss Marco Silva has hit back at Sam Allardyce after the Everton manager claimed that the Portuguese’s track record “has got no comparison” with his own.

“It’s like me comparing the five goals Richarlison has scored in the Premier League with Peter Crouch . Crouch is nearly 37, Richarlison is 20 – Crouch has played so many games and Richarlison far less.

“Go and see what he was doing when he was 40 years old, or see what he was doing in his first seven seasons as a coach.

“Then look at what I am doing at the same age – or you can wait until I am 63 years old, and then we can compare what I have done.”

Silva was touted a possible long-term replacement for former Everton boss Ronald Koeman, who was sacked by the Toffees in October after a poor run of results both domestically and in Europe.