However, New England Sports Ventures are going to have to back up some of their pledges with firm action in the coming months if they are to avoid to further speculation about their players being unhappy.

Reina, who has been the subject of rumours since the summer, flatly dismissed claims he had asked manager Roy Hodgson to leave.

The 28-year-old insisted he was fully committed to the six-year contract he signed at the back end of last season.

It always seemed unlikely a player who had agreed such a long-term deal just a few months ago - when the club was in the process of being sold and there was the prospect of a new beginning - would be looking to leave.

There were murmurings Reina was not entirely happy with some issues surrounding a change to his style of goalkeeping but his decision to publicly commit himself suggests those are not insurmountable.

And after NESV's £300million takeover last month he is now satisfied the club is moving in the right direction after years of off-field uncertainty under the leadership of formers owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett.

"Our new owner met me and some of the other players last week and I was very happy with what he told me," said the Spain international.

"The entire squad and staff are working very hard to get us back competing at the top of the table. We will not be distracted by inaccurate media speculation."

On his own position Reina added: "I have not told the manager that I wish to leave in January or at any time.

"I have seen a newspaper has made this suggestion. It is completely untrue.

"It is important our fans know this. I have a long-term contract at the club and am fully committed to the club."

Speculation about his future increased in the week when comments appeared from the goalkeeper in which he claimed he would consider his position at the end of the season, which began poorly but has picked up in recent weeks.

When asked about it on Tuesday Hodgson shrugged it off, saying the player was entitled to assess his position.

"That's fair enough, what's wrong with that," he said.

"He is an excellent goalkeeper and I hope he plays for Liverpool for years to come."

Having put the speculation to bed Reina will take his place between the posts for tomorrow's Barclays Premier League clash against Stoke at the Britannia Stadium.

And while he can now fully focus on the game, Hodgson has to work out a way of curing their appalling away form after insisting there is no "no magical solution".

Wednesday's 1-1 draw at Wigan - coming after three successive Barclays Premier League victories - means the Reds have taken just five points from six matches on the road.

In fact, Liverpool's win at Bolton at the end of last month was the first since they beat relegated Burnley at Turf Moor in April and was only their third in 11 months.

Next up is Stoke at the Britannia Stadium, traditionally a fortress for the Potters, on Saturday and Hodgson knows his side cannot afford another lacklustre display like the one in midweek.

"If you are not playing well there is no magical solution to that," said the 63-year-old.

"You build up solutions to picking up points on the road by playing well.

"You have to go to Stoke and try to deal with the problems they cause you.

"We've taken a point at Birmingham, won at Bolton and taken a point at Wigan so it is not that catastrophic.

"The matches we have lost have been at Manchester United, Manchester City and a derby at Everton - I don't think that is so unbelievably surprising because at the moment we don't claim to be a team who can sweep everyone aside.

"We have got a way to go to reach that stage but we will continue to work on it.

"One thing I have learned in my few months here is that you won't see any panic from me at any stage after any results because I believe this team and the quality of players we have is capable of putting a run together at any time.

"Whenever you put a good run together that shoots you up the table because there are so many draws and so many teams beating each other."

Having been without six key players at Wigan - defenders Sotirios Kyrgiakos (tonsillitis), Daniel Agger (calf), Fabio Aurelio (Achilles) and Glen Johnson (groin) and midfielders Joe Cole (hamstring) and Ryan Babel (ribs) and back-up goalkeeper Brad Jones - Hodgson lost Raul Meireles to sickness at half-time.

The Liverpool boss is hopeful to have many of them back, although a few will require late decisions to be made.