Sam Allardyce has claimed he would have coached Manchester United had he been a foreign coach.

The former Everton and Newcastle United manager believes British coaches have a disadvantage trying to get top jobs in the Premier League.

"Sean Dyche has taken Burnley from obscurity into Europe.

"[A place in] Europe, over a consistent level of games, is much harder to achieve than winning a piece of silverware, where you play six or seven games and get to a cup final.

"I don't understand the logic, it just isn't logic whatsoever. You cannot work at a smaller club and expect to get a bigger job by winning trophies… it's an absolute nonsense."

While that may well be true, Allardyce's advice to British managers seeking the most coveted jobs in the country was more questionable.

"The best way to get a Premier League job if you are British is to change your name to a foreign name," he said.

"I have always said if I was 'Allardicio' I could have managed Manchester United."