Aston Villa boss Gerard Houllier has offered words of sympathy to new Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson.
Houllier, who managed Liverpool from 1998 to 2004 and is now in charge of Aston Villa, sympathised with Hodgson's difficult start having experienced similar humiliation in the League Cup and said he intends to give Liverpool's manager a call.
"I need to tell him I lost to Grimsby at home - and we didn't go to the penalties," Houllier said. "He doesn't need my advice. He needs to have a good glass of wine with me: it's a game of football. Sometimes it's a blessing as it's an opportunity for change.
"For Roy the next game is the most important. Forget about the past. You know when you play a European game or a cup game, sometimes you prioritise which he did. We did as well. He will be all right. The boys like him. They will play for him."