Former Dons boss takes up Leeds United role alongside Allardyce

Former MK Dons manager Karl Robinson is back in work and back in the Premier League alongside Sam Allardyce as the pair agreed to take over at Leeds United until the end of the season.

Robinson turned down the Leeds job in 2016 after Dons were relegated from the Championship, before being sacked after six-and-a-half years in charge at Stadium MK just a few months later.

Out of work since February when he was saked by Oxford, and replaced by another former Dons boss in the form of Liam Manning, Robinson has been seen several times watching Dons at Stadium MK - including on Saturday during the 4-4 draw with Barnsley.

Robinson worked under Allardyce during a spell as coach at Blackburn Rovers prior to his appointment at MK Dons, and the pair have remained close since.

Allardyce takes over at Elland Road after the Whites sacked Javi Gracia with four games to go, and the club sitting 17th in the Premier League, outside of the relegation places on goal-difference.