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Hodgson cools Liverpool link

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Roy Hodgson insists he is happy at Fulham after speculation linking him with a move to Liverpool.

Fulham boss says he is happy at the club despite Reds talk

Roy Hodgson insists he is happy at Fulham after speculation linking him with a move to Liverpool. The Cottagers manager has been revered of late for the job he has done at Fulham, after guiding them to a Europa League final to be played against Atletico Madrid later this month. His side have come on leaps and bounds since they narrowly avoided relegation in the 2007/08 campaign, and Hodgson has been tipped to succeed Fabio Capello as England manager in recent weeks. With matters at Liverpool clouded in uncertainty and Rafa Benitez's position reportedly on a knife edge, the Fulham boss has now been linked with a move to Anfield. However, the experienced tactician has dismissed such suggestions and insists he is happy at Craven Cottage. "I am happy here at Fulham," he said. "I have got a contract here at Fulham. I am happy with the job I am doing. "My name is sufficiently strong at the moment to be linked with other jobs and, of course, that is flattering and it is nice to hear. "But as far as I am concerned it is speculation because I am at Fulham. "We all prefer praise to criticism and love to hatred. It would be ludicrous to suggest I am not enjoying people saying and writing nice things about me and the team. "But I am trying to keep a level head and keep things in perspective." Fulham managed a 3-2 win over West Ham in the Premier League on Sunday but all eyes are geared towards that Hamburg final on 12th May.