A depressed Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson refused to answer questions about his future after his side slipped to an embarrassing 3-1 defeat at Blackburn
Two goals from Benjani Mwaruwari, who had not started since Nov 6 and scored once in 12 previous appearances, and Martin Olsson condemned Liverpool to a ninth Barclays Premier League defeat of the season despite an 80th-minute consolation from Steven Gerrard, who missed a late penalty.
The result seems likely to hasten the end of his six-month reign at Anfield, with owners New England Sports Ventures having already begun their search for a replacement.
Hodgson answered just three questions in his post-match press conference, which uncharacteristically for him lasted just over two minutes, and as soon as the subject of his position was broached proceedings were brought to an abrupt halt.
''I am not prepared to talk about that because obviously I am depressed enough with the performance and the result,'' said the 63-year-old.
''I have no comments to make and I have no intention to answer any questions on the subject.''