Liverpool chief Ian Ayre insists the board and football team are united.

Ayre discussed the changes from the Tom Hicks and George Gillett team to FSG with The Manager.

"We needed a plan and a group of people who were committed to it and who would work together to achieve it.

"This ownership and management team is strong and united. There are no egos, we are honest with one another and I know I have their full support.

"I have direct and open lines of communication with the owners at all times and we make and stand or fall by decisions as a group.

"The unity that we achieved is exactly what Liverpool needed to move forward. It's now in a far more profitable situation and that is the result of good management and good people, which includes our manager."