WATFORD APPOINT FORMER ENGLAND BOSS ROY HODGSON AS NEW MANAGER UNTIL THE END OF THE SEASON

Former Liverpool boss Roy Hodgson returns to the Premier League as Watford manager; Hodgson signs a deal at Vicarage Road until the end of the season; Hodgson’s Watford future assessed at end of current campaign; at 74 years old, he will become the oldest-ever Premier League manager.

Hodgson replaces Claudio Ranieri, who was sacked on monday after three-and-a-half months in charge, with Watford 19th in the table, two points from safety.

The Englishman has been out of work since leaving Crystal Palace at the end of last season.

All parties will assess Hodgson’s future at Watford at the end of the current campaign.

At 74 years old, he is the oldest-ever manager in the Premier League, while the job at Watford is the 17th different club he has managed in a 46-year managerial career.