Hodgson concentrates on game as Reds takeover takes a twist

Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson is concentrating on football despite all the debate over who will be the club’s new owners and he is eagerly anticipating what he regards as his “mini home debut” tonight.

The 62-year-old heads into his first match in charge at Anfield in the enviable position of having a 2-0 lead over Macedonians Rabotnicki from the first leg of their Europa League third qualifying-round tie.