Chelsea assistant Ray Wilkins believes interim boss Guus Hiddink will remain in his position in the future if the Blues do well for the remainder of the season.

The Dutchman was appointed after the club sacked Luiz Felipe Scolari last week and although he is currently the coach of the Russian national team, Wilkins can see Hiddink staying around at Stamford Bridge.

"I would have thought that there will be a large body of people who will want Guus to stay if he does well from now until the end of the season," Wilkins told BBC Five Live's Sportsweek.

"He has come in with a fresh attitude and wants the players to work extremely hard.

"I would agree that Guus would want to stay once he has sampled the Premier League.

"Any manager coming into our league, if he is half successful, would want to stay involved. The crowds are fantastic.

"That's week in, week out. Foreign managers really enjoy the pace and atmosphere."