Away from the pitch, Dalglish and Carroll were photographed enjoying a Boyzone concert at the city's Liverpool Echo arena on Monday night.
"Well, it wasn't a date! He just happened to be there," joked Dalglish. "I was with Marina and her mum, so I wasn't the oldest person there!
"It was a good concert. Ronan (Keating) came yesterday morning with his little boy and we fixed him up with a shirt, he watched training for a while and then they went to rehearse.
"I think Andy might have enjoyed it a wee bit better than me!"
Such is his meticulousness, Thursday's Europa League tie with Sparta Prague will doubtlessly have been at the back of the manager's mind as he took in the concert - and it was a case of back to business at Melwood this morning.