Houllier is in hospital after suffering chest pains on Wednesday night, but McAllister believes doctors will be the key to whether the Frenchman returns to the position of manager.
“I think he will be back, most definitely, knowing the guy. But I think this time is definitely going to be dictated by the doctors and the specialist. It cannot be the gaffer’s decision or anyone at Aston Villa.
“It’s got to be the doctors and the people at the hospital who tell him when he’s ready to go back. He would be foolish to not listen to these people. I think that’s the big thing. He’s got to be guided and everybody has got to be guided by the specialist.”
