West Ham United boss Sam Allardyce feels Keith Millen deserves a chance as Crystal Palace manager.
Millen is set to remain in charge for Saturday's game after being installed as caretaker by Palace after Tony Pulis' departure.
Allardyce thinks it could be time for the former Bristol City manager to be entrusted with the position for a longer period.
"I think they need to appoint whoever the right man is as quickly as possible," he said.
"Keith, by his performance against Arsenal, he is a good stand-in and he has done it before. He was with them all season so that is fine, it might not be beyond the chairman of Crystal Palace letting him have a go.
"We have seen that happen before if he gets a few good results - it is a difficult situation to be in at the start of the season when you lose your manager but it is something you have to face and the players need to do their job and be professionals.
"They want guidance from the manager but for a short period of time they can use what they got through pre-season to go and get results."
