ROY HODGSON has been accused of selling the wrong player by mistake when he was in charge of Liverpool.

The current Crystal Palace boss took charge of the Anfield side in July 2010 but was axed just six months later after winning only seven of 20 Premier League games.

3 Hodgson is accused of selling the wrong player when he was in charge of Liverpool Credit: PA:Empics Sport

Now it turns out an even bigger error may have taken place off the field.

During his pre-season with the club, Hodgson brought in left-back Paul Konchesky from Fulham.

As part of the deal, academy players Alexander Kacaniklic and Lauri Dalla Valle went the other way.

But Kacaniklic - who is now 27 and plays for Hammarby in Sweden - claims Hodgson did not mean to let him go.

3 Kacaniklic went to Fulham when he believes another player with the same first name should have Credit: Action Images - Reuters

And incredibly he insists it's because Hodgson got him mixed up with another "Alex" - Alex Cooper, 27, who went on to play for Ross County.

During his spell with the Dingwall club, he spent time on loan at Elgin City, before signing for Falkirk on a permanant deal in 2014.

But following his release from the Bairns, he joined St Mirren in January 2016 until the end of that season, and made 12 league appearances for the Paisley club.

He later for played for East Fife before joining Inverness ahead of the 2017-18 season.

3 Alex Cooper in action for Ross County in 2013 Credit: Ken Macpherson - The Sun Glasgow

Kacaniklic told the Lundh podcast: "It was a bit difficult for Liverpool to replace me.

"When I was in Fulham and before I signed up, I had a conversation with Roy Hodgson on the phone, where we found out that he had changed the wrong Alex.

"In his head, he thought he changed another Alex for Konchesky. But then it was too late. It's a little funny.

"Then he just told me I was welcome back in Liverpool with open arms, but that I should do what I felt.

"I did not [go back]. Then I had already changed my mind and was very excited about coming to Fulham."

It seems Hodgson, now 71, may have got mixed up with Cooper.

He appears to have been the only other Alex on Liverpool's books at the same time as Kacaniklic and left for the Staggies in 2011.

Cooper currently plays for American club Fresno FC in the United Soccer League after leaving Inverness last year.

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