Liverpool manager Hodgson wants to welcome new owners with derby win

Roy Hodgson admits Liverpool must mark the club's takeover by New England Sports Ventures (NESV) with a victory in today's Merseyside derby against Everton.

Hodgson's side make the short trip to Goodison Park desperately in need of a win at the end of one of the most turbulent weeks in the club's long and illustrious history.

The 18-time English champions are stuck in the Premier League relegation zone after their worst start to a season for 57 years, but Liverpool's future finally looks brighter following the conclusion of NESV's acrimonious 300 million pounds (480 million dollars) buy-out of Tom Hicks and George Gillett.

Yet Hodgson is confident that Liverpool, as well as Everton, will be challenging for Europe come next May. "I don't think either Everton or ourselves have benefited from a great deal of luck in these opening games, so we find ourselves down there," he said.
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"But we also find ourselves just two wins away from being just outside the Champions League places, so that's how ridiculously tight the league is."

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