Liverpool's owners have reportedly contacted Andre Villas-Boas and asked him to “outline his coaching philosophy and methods” for the ownership group.

Villas-Boas is in his first season with Zenit St. Petersburg in the Russian league, and has the club top of the table by a solid seven point margin over CSKA Moscow.

Liverpool has "doubts" about Brendan Rodgers' ability to lead Liverpool.

Rodgers and Liverpool now sit just ninth in the table and could be eliminated from the Champions League midweek.