New Liverpool boss Roy
Hodgson hopes he can maintain his friendship with
Manchester United counterpart
Sir Alex Ferguson.
At the end of last season, the Manchester
United coach hailed the Cottagers’ progress to the
Europa League final as one of the greatest ever achievements by a
British club.
But Hodgson’s arrival at Anfield could be the end of a
beautiful friendship.
The bitter rivalry between the two giants was stoked up during
Rafa Benitez’s reign, when Rafa and Ferguson regularly traded
verbal blows.
“I know Sir Alex is not really a Liverpool man,” said Hodgson, “so I’m a bit
concerned about my excellent relationship with him.
“I sincerely hope he forgives me for moving north and hopefully
we can have a glass of wine together, maybe in secret.
“I hope that’s how he is going to see it – but he is one of the
people I intend to ring to find out.
“I rang the Fulham chairman
(Mohamed Al Fayed). That was one phone call I had to get out of the
way. Alex might be the next one.”