Fulham goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer says he is not surprised that manager Roy Hodgson has attracted plenty of interest recently. The Australia international is in South Africa preparing for next week's World Cup but put his focus to the side to talk about the situation involving his club and the fact that plenty of rivals, including Liverpool, are keen to have Hodgson in charge.

Schwarzer understands just how important Hodgson is to the Cottagers and knows exactly why other clubs are headhunting him.

"How important is it Hodgson stays at Fulham? It is massive. The gaffer is huge for Fulham," he said.

"He has done a remarkable job at the club during the past two and a half years.

"It doesn't surprise me if a number of clubs would be after him as a manager given his superb record."

But Schwarzer added that he wouldn't hold a grudge if Hodgson was to leave for a bigger club as it would be a great opportunity for his career.

"The gaffer is at that stage of his career where he is thinking 'will this sort of opportunity come around again?'," he added.

"We hope he doesn't go, we hope he stays at Fulham, but we will have to wait and see what happens. But I wouldn't blame him at all, not at all.

"It is Liverpool you are talking about, a huge club, who normally compete in the Champions League every season.

"There are four or five clubs in the country and there would be very few managers or players who would find it difficult to resist going to them."