Tranmere have dismissed talk that they could become a feeder club to Liverpool as part of the takeover of the Reds by the Dubai International Capital group.

Reports had been circulating that Tranmere had been earmarked as a possible nursery club for Liverpool's talent, enabling some of the younger academy players to get first-team experience at Prenton Park.

The link comes on the back of Jose Mourinho's comments that Chelsea should be able to field a reserve team in a lower league something which Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez agreed with.

Benitez was in charge of Real Madrid Castilla, the club's B team, in the Spanish second division between 1993 and 1995 and subsequently managed Valladolid, Osasuna and Valencia, all three of whom have B teams playing in Spain's second tier.