Gordon Strachan may have made his final appearance on Sky Sports and faces a battle to save his television career.This is according to the Daily Mail, who understand the broadcaster will hold talks with Strachan before deciding whether he should appear on their programming again following his recent controversial appearance on The Debate.Strachan sparked a backlash with comments about Adam Johnson, who was released from prison last month after serving three years for child sex offences.Former England international Johnson was sentenced to six years for engaging in sexual activity with a 15-year-old fan in 2016.He was released from HMP Moorland - near Doncaster, South Yorkshire - and has since released a statement to the Press Association apologising for his actions.

"I am very sorry for the effect my conduct had on those directly and indirectly involved,” the 31-year-old said, per BBC News. "It should never have happened and I deeply regret what I did.

"I now want to concentrate on the future and want to demonstrate through my actions that I am committed to repaying them for their support."

The topic of whether Johnson should be allowed to return to football was discussed on Sky’s The Debate show recently.

But Strachan now finds himself in hot water after comparing convicted sex offender Johnson with black players who have faced racial abuse.

A clip from the show has been shared thousands of times on social media.

In it, Strachan asks: “If he goes on to the pitch and people start calling him names, have we got to do the same as it is with the racist situation?

“Is it all right to call him names now after doing his three years - have we got to allow that to happen?”

Strachan’s comments were met with silence by his fellow pundits on the panel.

Watch the clip here...

However, they have since been met with widespread condemnation, with Troy Townsend of Kick it Out and former Premier League striker Leroy Lita among many others criticising the former Scotland manager.

Townsend, father of Crystal Palace and England winger Andros, tweeted: “That's the problem when you keep giving [air-time] to those whose sell-by date long gone. This is where education is needed. I despair.”

Lita added: “He really compared racism with paedophilia. F*****g disgrace.”

Amid the growing anger, a Sky Sports spokesman said on Saturday: “Of course Sky Sports does not support the comments and we're sorry for the offence they have caused.”

Strachan, meanwhile, is said to be ‘catching his breath and working out his next option’.