So tough has Hodgson's start to his Reds career been that rumours have circulated the club's American owners, New England Sports Ventures, are looking for a replacement. Hodgson, though, is keen to point out he is still by and large working with the squad he inherited from former boss Rafa Benitez. "I'm hoping that one day I will get a chance to stamp a little bit more of my authority and philosophy on the team by choosing some more of the players," he said. "Although it's not often mentioned I've not been that active in the transfer market since I've been here. "The players here have done exceptionally well for me in accepting a new manager, but they are the ones you have watched for the past few years." One of the men linked with the Liverpool job should Hodgson depart is Jurgen Klopp, but the Borussia Dortmund coach has dismissed the speculation. "There has been no approach and there's no point talking about it," he said at a training camp in Spain. Dortmund chief executive Hans-Joachim Watzke also ruled out the possibility that Klopp would take charge at Liverpool. Watzke said: "There's been no official approach because it would be a waste of time. "Everybody knows there's no chance we'd let him go. We can but laugh [about this story]. "Jurgen is a friend of mine and he has a contract until 2014. He would never break it."
