Watford boss Marco Silva has taken aim at new Everton boss Sam Allardyce.

Allardyce was upset last week at his appointment when it was suggested he was Everton's second choice.

He said: “Marco Silva's track record has got no comparison whatsoever with mine. He got Hull City relegated last season."

But Silva observed after Saturday's 1-1 draw with Tottenham: “I read what he said, but when he made this comparison it does not make sense.

“It is the same thing if I compare his work with a national-team coach like Gareth Southgate.

“It's like me comparing the five goals Richarlison has scored in the Premier League with Peter Crouch (who has scored 207 goals in his club career). Crouch is nearly 37, Richarlison is 20 – Crouch has played so many games (669) and Richarlison far less.

“Go and see what he (Allardyce) 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."