Liverpool chief Kenny Dalglish has broken his silence on his ambition to return to management at Anfield before Roy Hodgson's appointment.
Dalglish, 59, out of management since ending a short spell with Celtic in 2000, was himself keen on getting back into the Anfield hotseat when Rafa Benitez left, but stepped aside when it became clear he was not in the running.
Dalglish is not sure whether he will return to coaching.
"Whether I would be a manager somewhere else remains to be seen. I don't know," he said. "Sometimes you miss the buzz of competing at the top level but you don't miss it when you lose a game because it can be very lonely."
Dalglish added: "When Rafa went I offered to help in any way I could.
"There was a list made up by [managing director] Christian Purslow and I spoke to a few people.
"After the initial conversations I stepped aside and the board made the decision who would be the next manager.
"I said I would help in any way I possibly could for Liverpool and I would have been prepared to be the manager if they wanted that.
"But they didn't want that to happen, which is their prerogative and that is no problem for me.
"I was very happy at the club last year working with the academy and being an ambassador and it was enjoyable."
