Mascherano held us to ransom: Roy hits out after Liverpool rebel forces Barca deal

Roy Hodgson poured out his frustration at the loss of Javier Mascherano yesterday and claimed there was no defence for the strike action that forced Liverpool into selling him. After reluctantly sanctioning the midfielder's £20million-plus move to Barcelona, Hodgson, who completed the £4m signing of Paul Konchesky last night, effectively accused him of holding Liverpool to ransom by refusing to play against Manchester City earlier this week. Goodbye: Roy Hodgson will be glad to see the back of Javier Mascherano 

Source: Daily_Mail