Roy's Christmas Message

The following is a statement released by Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson to all the Liverpool fans around the world for Christmas Day.

On behalf of the players and staff of Liverpool Football Club I'd like to wish all of our fans - wherever you are in the world - a very Happy Christmas and best wishes for 2011.

With another year about to end it's an opportune time to thank you all for your support in 2010.

While our league form has been inconsistent, I've been delighted with our progress in the Europa League as we qualified for the knockout stage as group winners. We are still in a transitional period and looking to build the club back up again. There are still lots of games to go and lots of opportunities for us to pick up the points we need to achieve the position we desire in the Barclays Premier League.

Your support throughout the season, at Anfield and away from home, has been nothing short of tremendous and hopefully we can repay your backing as we continue to work to create a squad which will bring success to the club.

It just remains for me to once again wish you all a very Merry Christmas, all good wishes for the new year and here's hoping for maximum points over the festive period.

Best wishes,

Roy Hodgson

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