LiverpoolLifting the FA Cup would not have spared Kenny Dalglish the sack, according to Liverpool owner John W Henry.
Dalglish led the club to victory in the League Cup last season before losing to Chelsea in the FA Cup final but it was their league form that ultimately cost the Anfield legend his job. He was dismissed four days after Liverpool finished the Premier League season in eighth place, their worst finish for 18 years.
But Henry, frontman of Fenway Sports Group, says another trophy would not have saved the 61-year-old Scot. “The FA Cup would not have made any difference had he won it,” Henry said. “For us we were 17th over the second half of the season and Liverpool should not be in that position.”
Henry admits Dalglish, who was in the role for 18 months, was only ever going to be a short-term appointment. He added: “When I first discussed making a change before he took the job, we danced around it and discussed what role he would take. He did say if it was the manager’s job, he would only do it until we had the right young man to come in for the long term.”