“I know Mr Ferguson 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 Mr Alex Ferguson’s men equalled Liverpool’s long-standing record of 18 League titles – and the Kopites were runners-up.
Liverpool had a dismal campaign this time round – finishing seventh – but Hodgson is more interested in restoring their place as a top-four club than playing mind games with his new adversary.
He said: “I’ve always believed you don’t have battles with other managers.
“Football teams have battles with other football teams, clubs have battles with other clubs. I’ve never subscribed to that theory that it’s me and you. It’s a nonsense.”
Lancashire Blue said:“I know Mr Platt is not really a City man,” said Mancini, “so I’m a bit concerned about his relationship with the fans.
“I sincerely hope they forgive him for moving here and hopefully we can have success together.
“I hope that’s how the fans see it – but I'll check Bluemoon as I intend to find out.
“I rang De Niro. That was one phone call I had to get out of the way. Ric might be the next one.”
The intense competition between Platt and the City supporters reached fever pitch in 2009 when Platt was at the height of his City criticism accusing new signings of being money grabbing mercenaries.
City had a decent campaign this time round – finishing fifth – but Mancini is more interested in restoring their place as a top-four club than playing games with the supporters.
He said: “I’ve always believed you don’t have battles with the fans."
“Football teams have battles with other football teams, clubs have battles with other clubs., not their fans. I’ve never subscribed to that theory that it’s me and Platt against them, It’s a nonsense.”
“I know Mr Ferguson 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 Fat el Hombre said:“I know Mr Ferguson 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.”
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