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Roy Hodgson fears his appointment as Liverpool boss will spark the collapse of his friendship with Sir Alex Ferguson.

The former Fulham coach, who replaced Rafael Benitez last week, is great mates with Fergie.

At the end of last season, the Manchester United coach hailed the Cottagers’ progress to the Europa League final as one of the greatest ever achievements by a British club.

But Hodgson’s arrival at ­Anfield could be the end of a beautiful friendship.

The bitter rivalry between the two giants was stoked up during Benitez’s reign, when Rafa and Ferguson regularly traded verbal blows.

“I know Sir Alex is not really a Liverpool man,” said ­Hodgson, “so I’m a bit ­concerned about my excellent relationship with him.

“I sincerely hope he forgives me for moving north and hopefully we can have a glass of wine together, maybe in secret.

“I hope that’s how he is going to see it – but he is one of the people I intend to ring to find out.

“I rang the Fulham chairman (Mohamed Al Fayed). That was one phone call I had to get out of the way. Alex might be the next one.”

The intense competition ­between the two north-west clubs reached fever pitch in 2009 when Fergie’s men equalled Liverpool’s long-standing record of 18 League titles – and the Kopites were runners-up.

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why is a LFC manager apologizing to red nose...

He said it tounge in cheek.

Most managers share a drink after the match, it's an old tradition in this country.

busby and shanks were best mates

Dont see nething wrong with it, they are mates so yeah.

Some people take things at literal value too much. I think we'll come to discover the Roy is a very accomplished media dealer, he'll tell it how it is without giving anything away either. It will be a welcome change to someone who was politically and media motivated as Rafa was.

i feel that ROY has no backbone...

why do he have to seek forgiveness ??

Why must he care about how that RED NOSE FEEL?

Who is that RED NOSE TO HIM?

are you for real??

fairplay to RH you heard the saying keep your friends close but your eniemies closer lol

But to be honest fairplay to him Sir Alex has been a world class manager for decades with him as a friend RH has got someone to turn to for advise. but still want to smash the mancs

Shanks
Paisley
Fagan
Dalglish
Evans
Benitez
Were not used to having real people as managers?!?...Oh yeah i forgot you started supporting in May 2005.

As for the no backbone comment?....Judging by all the stick the mancs are giving Roy and what a lot of the ex pros are saying rest assured we have a winner in Roy.On top of that if the club gets sold by the end of July then we should be getting back on track...Come on Roy

why is this even being discussed