Liverpool Managing director Ian Ayre does not see a lack of Champions League football as a deterrent for top flight manager's coming to Anfield. The Reds had hoped to speak to Swansea's Brendan Rodgers, another young, up-and-coming top-flight manager, but he turned down the opportunity.

However, Ayre believes the right candidate will see a bigger picture.

"We will find out (the effect of not being in the Champions League) during the process I guess," he said.

"The reason I don't think it will have an effect is if you lined up most managers in football and asked them if Liverpool would be a great club to manage and most people would aspire to do so I think they would say yes.

"The history of this club, the reach of this club around the world , its fanbase and everything we have achieved and want to achieve is more than enough to keep any manager we would want to go after hungry for the opportunity."

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