Everton told Nottingham Forest's Steve Cooper 'better' than Frank Lampard amid manager search

Former Manchester City winger and Talksport pundit Trevor Sinclair says Steve Cooper is better equipped to do a job at Everton than Frank Lampard.

Everton are still on the lookout for a new manager after sacking Rafa Benitez with Lampard and Derby boss Wayne Rooney both having been linked with the position.

Vitor Pereira and Lampard remain the favourites with the latter having been out of work since leaving Chelsea.

But Sinclair feels that Cooper's remarkable job at the City Ground has proven he has the experience to steady the ship better than the Chelsea legend.

"He (Lampard) is a risk because he is a young manager,” said Sinclair. “And he has only been at two clubs.