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New Liverpool FC boss Roy Hodgson should swoop for Brede Hangeland - Phil Thompson

LIVERPOOL legend Phil Thompson has welcomed the appointment of Roy Hodgson as manager and urged him to bring Fulham's Brede Hangeland with him to Anfield.

Patience was the key to appointing new Liverpool FC manager Roy Hodgson

WHEN the decision to part company with Rafa Benitez was taken, the message that Anfield's powerbrokers promoted was plain and simple - we will not be rushed.

Liverpool FC's new manager Roy Hodgson has gained respect all over Europe

FROM the south west of Sweden to the north west of England via Switzerland, Italy, Denmark, the UAE, Norway and Finland, Roy Hodgson's journey to one of the most important jobs in world football has been down a long and winding road.

David Prentice: Is new Liverpool FC boss Roy Hodgson the flavour of the month, or the chosen one?

LAST November Roy Hodgson laughed off a newspaper article touting him to manage Britain's 2012 Olympic footballers. "I'm flavour of the month, that's all," he joked. "I can think of a more suitable job."

Liverpool FC job is a massive task warns John Aldridge

FORMER Liverpool striker John Aldridge has warned Roy Hodgson he has a "massive job" on his hands at Anfield.