Glenn Hoddle has revealed he left his post as a coach at Queens Parks Rangers out of loyalty to Harry Redknapp.

The former England manager was brought in to help on a part-time basis at the start of the season but relinquished his duties after Redknapp confirmed his resignation on Tuesday morning.

“As Harry had taken me to Queens Park Rangers, I thought the right thing to do was to leave,” Hoddle told Zapsportz.com. “It was an act of loyalty to Harry. The club have been excellent with their attitude towards me.”

The former Tottenham manager Tim Sherwood remains the favourite to succeed Redknapp at Loftus Road, with the chairman, Tony Fernandes, also understood to be considering the Derby manager, Steve McClaren, and the Real Madrid assistant, Paul Clement.

Redknapp was also followed out of the door at Rangers by Joe Jordan, his assistant, but the coach Kevin Bond, who has worked with the pair for many years, will be in charge of the first team with Chris Ramsey until a permanent manager is in place.