Hodgson sacked ahead of Man United clash

Liverpool on Saturday announced that manager Roy Hodgson has left the club by mutual consent, with Kenny Dalglish put in charge for Sunday's FA Cup tie against Manchester United

Hodgson sacked ahead of Man United clash

Liverpool on Saturday announced that manager Roy Hodgson has left the club by mutual consent, with Kenny Dalglish put in charge for Sunday's FA Cup tie against Manchester United.

Hodgson leaves Anfield after an unhappy six-month reign after taking over from Rafael Benitez with Liverpool having suffered a ninth Premier League defeat on his watch at Blackburn this week.

The 63-year-old former Fulham boss had hoped that a bright performance against United at Old Trafford this weekend might save his position but Liverpool's ownersu00a0 decided otherwise.

u00a0"Being asked to manage Liverpool football club was a great privilege.

"Any manager would be honoured to manage a club with such an incredible history, such embedded tradition and such an amazing set of fans," said Hodgson.

"Liverpool is one of the great clubs in world football. I have, however, found the last few months some of the most challenging of my career.

"The club has some great, world-class players, with whom it has been a pleasure to work and I wish the entire squad well for the rest of the season," added Hodgson

Dalglish, who had sought the job last summer before Hodgson's appointment, steps in for his second stint in the Anfield hot seat, his first spell between 1985 and 1991 harvested three league titles and two FA Cup titles.

Speaking about the decision to put the Liverpool legend in charge for the rest of the season, principal owner John Henry said: "We are delighted that Kenny Dalglish has agreed to step in and manage the team for Sunday's FA Cup tie at Old Trafford and for the remainder of the season."

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