Liverpool chief executive Rick Parry has dismissed suggestions of a rift between the club's owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett.

The American duo completed a takeover of Liverpool earlier this year and backed Rafael Benitez in the transfer market over the summer.

They have also been instrumental in pushing forward the plans for a new stadium, but a newspaper report over the weekend suggested problems had developed in their working relationship.

But Parry insists the two are still working closely together to achieve their vision of a successful Anfield future.

He said: "I've just spent a couple of days with Tom and George and both of them were in good spirits working hard together on future plans for the club.

"I wouldn't normally comment on these things but a story in one of the Sunday papers claiming there was some sort of problem between the two couldn't be wider of the mark. In fact, it's absolute nonsense."