Hodgson wants clear-the-air talks with Rodgers

Roy Hodgson wants to hold clear-the-air talks with Brendan Rodgers after the pair's conflict took another twist yesterday.

Hodgson and Rodgers have endured a strained relationship ever since the Liverpool manager accused the England boss of exacerbating Daniel Sturridge's thigh injury by mis-handling the striker's recovery from September's international against Norway.