Liverpool deny Curbishley link

LIVERPOOL chief executive Rick Parry insisted the club had not approached Charlton’s Alan Curbishley or anyone else about succeeding Gerard Houllier as the Anfield club’s manager.

As well as Curbishley, Valencia boss Rafael Benitez and former Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish have both been linked with the job.

“We did not want any of the muddying of the waters or the indignity of clandestine talks taking place while Gerard was still around, so we start now,” Parry said. “The criterion has to be who is most likely to help us become a challenger.”