Warnock set for Anfield deal

Warnock, who can operate as both a left-back and left-sided midfielder, was named Player of the Year at Highfield Road and had seemed destined to complete a permanent move to the Midlands in the summer.

Managerial changes at both clubs - Peter Reid replaced Eric Black at the first division team and Rafael Benitez is soon to be unveiled as Gerard Houllier's successor - had left Warnock's future plans in doubt but now the young Red is ready to fight for his future on Merseyside.