Sam Allardyce wants US-style ‘Rooney Rule’ to allow UK managers flourish

Sunderland boss Sam Allardyce has called for the introduction of a “Rooney Rule” to allow home-grown managers the chance to compete with foreign imports in English football.

The vastly-experienced 61-year-old will go head-to-head with one of the Barclays Premier League’s newest overseas recruits tonight when German Jurgen Klopp takes his Liverpool side to the Stadium of Light.

Allardyce has grown increasingly concerned at the lack of opportunities for British managers, something of a pet topic over the years, and he feels the situation is at a stage where the authorities must level the playing field.