“There are also a lot of similarities between the clubs. Sir Alex Ferguson is to Man United what Bill Shankly and Bob Paisley were to Liverpool He’s there and we have to stop him and United and by doing so we will be better ourselves, and more successful. Maybe with a new manager here, a young manager, who was like Alex Ferguson when he took over at Man United — you can’t say he [Rodgers] will stay as long as Alex Ferguson because he’s a one-off – but hopefully he will be here a good, long time and set some foundations for the future.”