Liverpool managing director Ian Ayre has slammed Wigan Athletic chairman Dave Wheln for his antics during the Reds' managerial search.
The Anfield club held talks with Latics boss Roberto Martinez prior to appointing Brendan Rodgers from Swansea City but it was the way in which Whelan conducted himself during that uncertain period which really irked Ayre.
"From our point of view, we did all the right things. We approached the clubs we needed to approach, and conducted ourselves properly at all times.
"It is disappointing, then, that Dave Whelan felt the need to run the kind of sideshow he conducted via Sky Sports News and various other media outlets.
"To be honest, I always thought John Bishop was the biggest comedian in the North West but Dave Whelan seems to have taken that mantle over the last couple of weeks."
He added: "We can say with absolute certainty that the only person who was made any offer by Liverpool Football Club is Brendan Rodgers.""Our aim from the outset was to conduct a proper, thorough, search and do it in the proper manner," Ayre told the Liverpool Echo.
