Former England boss Sam Allardyce has backtracked on comments he made regarding Barcelona midfielder Sergio Busquets.

Speaking on talkSPORT after England's 3-2 win over Spain, Allardyce said of the 2010 World Cup: "He's no better or worse then [Tottenham midfielder] Eric Dier, for me."

But Allardyce has now tried to rescind his comments, telling Sky Sports: "I slipped up a little bit, but on the night he was better than him.

"In career terms, he's not. But what I was doing was sticking up for Dier, after the amount of stick he's been getting.

"People saying he's not good enough for England, people saying he shouldn't be playing. There's been a lot of negative comments in the press."