Mark Hughes backs Kenny Dalglish for permanent Liverpool job – English Premier League news
Fulham boss, Mark Hughes, has praised Kenny Dalglish’s impact since he joined Liverpool as a caretaker manager at the start of this year and has backed him to get the full-time job. He stated that the Scot has played a sensational role in The Reds’ resurgence
this season after a dismal first-half of the campaign.
Hughes’ side will face Liverpool in the English Premier League clash at Craven Cottage on Monday, May 9. Fulham are tenth on the League table with 45 points while Liverpool are fighting for a UEFA Europa League place and are in sixth spot with 55 points.
A win for the Reds would see them leapfrog Tottenham Hotspur into fifth place with the latter having a game in hand.
The manager backed Dalglish for a permanent job at Anfield and claimed that he has done everything right this season and truly deserves to be the manager of the Merseyside giants. Hughes also admitted that it would be a shock if the Scot does fails to manage
Liverpool the next season.
“You’d argue he couldn’t do anything more [to be given the Liverpool job] to be perfectly honest. There seems to be a delay in making the decision, but I think everyone would be surprised if he didn’t get it,” the former Manchester City boss was quoted as
saying.
The former Manchester United striker said that the Reds have a great squad and that they have been playing some brilliant football recently. He revealed that the players are enjoying their football under Dalglish and have gained back their confidence after
a dismal start to the season.
“They’ve got a great squad, but for whatever reason Roy found it difficult to get them pulling in the same direction. They are enjoying their football now, which is a credit to the impact Kenny has been able to have on the group,” the manager concluded.
Kenny Dalglish has won 10 of the 20 matches in his stint as caretaker manager of Liverpool, drawing five and losing five. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809 have seen a revival under him and have climbed from the 12th place to sixth recently.
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