Corinthians coach Vitor Pereira admits his ultimate ambition is to lead Liverpool.

The Portuguese has guided Corinthians to the top of the Brasileiro table this weekend.

Reacting to criticism of not playing Róger Guedes, Pereira said: "If you ask me, I wanted to coach Liverpool, with all the respect I have for Corinthians.

"This is not what we want, in my opinion, in terms of the game, it's not what we want, it's what the team needs.

"Sometimes the team needs Róger on the left, other times it's him in the middle, or on the right."