Hodgson: I’ve nothing to prove after Pool exit

NEW West Brom boss Roy Hodgson admits he has been “hurt” by his Liverpool experience but insists it has not shaken his self-belief or made him feel he has anything to prove after 36 years in management.

Hodgson was sacked after barely six months in charge at Anfield last month but is back in the Premier League with Albion after only a five-week absence from the game.

He put the Baggies players through their paces for the first time yesterday before facing the media for the first time since his unhappy spell with the Reds came to an end.