Liverpool chief executive Rick Parry has quickly hit back at Tom Hicks' claims that his tenure at Anfield has been "a disaster".Reds co-owner Hicks, who revealed that Parry had taken part in the meeting with Jurgen Klinsmann that undermined current boss Rafa Benitez, blamed him for Liverpool's failure to compete commercially with their Premier League rivals in a Sky Sports News interview.

"Look at what's happened under Rick. It has been a disaster," claimed Hicks.

"We have fallen so far behind the other leading clubs.

"We should have the stadium built by now. We have a few major sponsors when we should have 15.

"Rick needs to resign from Liverpool FC. He has put his heart into it but it is time for a change. "

But Parry told Radio Four's Today programme: "It's for the board to ask me to resign and they haven't. I'm accountable to the board and this is not something the board has discussed with me.

"I have a duty at the moment to try and keep things on an even keel when there's turmoil off the pitch. I just want to do my best for the club.

"I'm focusing on the day to day. We have a Champions League semi-final coming up. There are a lot of important things to be done at the club and that's the focus.''

Parry again expressed his disappointment that the club's "dirty linen'' was being washed in public, adding: "There's a Liverpool way, which I think I understand and will stick to, and there is clearly a different way.''

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