Fulham boss Roy Hodgson is edging closer to taking the Liverpool job.

BBC Sport says Hodgson is the strong favourite to become the next manager of Liverpool.

An announcement is not expected over the weekend, unless developments progress rapidly over the coming days.

The Reds are still exploring options as they search for a successor to Spaniard Rafael Benitez, whose six-year reign ended earlier this month.

Hodgson is back in London after working as a pundit for BBC Sport at the World Cup.