Dalglish sacked by Liverpool

Kenny Dalglish has been sacked as Liverpool manager after talks with the club's owners in the US yesterday. The Reds won the League Cup this season but finished a disappointing eighth place in the Premier League.

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Dalglish's wife: It feels like a wake

Marina Dalglish, the wife of the sacked Liverpool FC manager Kenny Dalglish, has tweeted about yesterday's events:

Dalglish on 'honour' of managing Liverpool

It has been an honour and a privilege to have had the chance to come back to Liverpool Football Club as Manager. I greatly appreciate the work that Steve, Kevin, the players and all of the staff put in during my time and feel proud that we delivered the Club's first trophy in six years winning the Carling Cup and came close to a second trophy in the FA Cup Final. Of course I am disappointed with results in the league, but I would not have swapped the Carling Cup win for anything as I know how much it meant to our fans and the Club to be back winning trophies.

– Kenny Dalglish

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John Henry: 'Kenny is the heart and soul of the club'

Principal owner John Henry heaped praise on the outgoing manager in a statement on the Liverpool FC website:

Kenny will always be more than a championship winning manager, more than a championship winning star player. He is in many ways the heart and soul of the club. He personifies everything that is good about Liverpool Football Club. He has always put the Club and its supporters first. Kenny will always be a part of the family at Anfield.

Our job now is to identify and recruit the right person to take this Club forward and build on the strong foundations put in place during the last 18 months.

Liverpool sack Dalglish

Liverpool has confirmed that Kenny Dalglish has left the club. In a statement on the Liverpool FC website the club said:

Fenway Sports Group (FSG) and Liverpool Football Club announced that Kenny Dalglish is to leave his post today as Manager after having his contract terminated.

After a careful and deliberative review of the season, the Club came to the decision that a change was appropriate. It is not a decision that was reached lightly or hastily.

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