England boss Roy Hodgson left fuming after ex-club Liverpool refuse him entry to the directors' box
England boss Roy Hodgson left fuming after ex-club Liverpool refuse him entry to the directors' box
The 66-year-old Three Lions boss, there to assess his England players,
was so angry at his treatment he considered leaving Anfield at half-time
'Cordened' off: Hodgson was denied access, James Corden was allowed in
England boss Roy Hodgson was hit with an extraordinary public snub on his return to former club Liverpool.
Ex-Liverpool boss Hodgson was left fuming after he was denied an invitation to the chairman's suite at Anfield.
Hodgson,
who served as Liverpool boss for six months, was also refused access to
the directors' box during the game against Manchester United. The 66-year-old Three Lions boss, there to assess his England players, was so angry at his treatment he considered leaving Anfield at half-time.
Hodgson
made his feelings known to Liverpool staff and was ready to walk out of
the ground at the interval, after losing his temper at the humiliating way in which he was treated. Denied: A grim-faced Hodgson watches on from the stands
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But after discussions with Anfield officials, Hodgson decided to
return for the second-half, leaving five minutes before the end of Liverpool's slender 1-0 win over champions United.
A member of staff tried to placate Hodgson during the first-half,
claiming a "clerical error" was the reason he was denied admission to
the VIP area where guests and executives sit at Anfield.
But
Hodgson rolled his eyes at the reason given for his remarkable snub and
declined an invitation to move to the directors' box, preferring to sit
on a row reserved for Liverpool scouts, adjacent to the Press Box.
While
stars including comedy actor James Corden and executives from Manchester
United enjoyed the luxury afforded to VIPs, former Liverpool boss
Hodgson was treated like an outcast at the club he managed from June
2010 to January 2011. James Corden (L) and new BFF Tom Werner, chairman of Liverpool
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Hodgson made the trip to Anfield to run the rule over his England
players ahead of the forthcoming World Cup qualifying matches against
Moldova and Ukraine. James Corden: In the VIP seats
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