Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has praised Liverpool boss Roy Hodgson in the build up to the match between the two clubs at the weekend:
“I have known him (Hodgson) for a long time. I first met him in 1987 when I went on an aborted trip to Malmo. It was a European tie against Ajax and they abandoned it after one minute. He was at the game and we went for dinner afterwards. Roy has the experience. He has gathered a wealth of experience in Italy, Switzerland and Finland and the job he did at Fulham was absolutely extraordinary.”
Ferguson said however he won’t be doing his old friend any favours:
“But our approach will not change. We have to express ourselves the way we always do.”
