Liverpool FC legend Kenny Dalglish believes the Anfield club must focus on bringing the league title back to Merseyside after a 20-year absence. The 59-year-old believes the Reds have only themselves to blame for the long run of Premier League near misses.
"We've got to get ourselves up to the mark and back to where we should be," Dalglish told BBC Radio Merseyside. "It's hard to believe 1990 was the last championship that we won, but it's not anybody else's fault but our own."
Dalglish continued: "Two years ago I thought 'This is it' and we ran Manchester United really close. We were full of optimism the following season but unfortunately it never happened." The Scot was manager at Liverpool when they last won the old first division title back in 1990, before the creation of the Premier League in 1992.
Everybody has been though a transitional period in their history but it's how we come out of it and how quickly we come out of it. There has been plenty of Cup success at Anfield since then, most notably the 2005 Champions League win under former manager Rafa Benitez, beating AC Milan on penalties in the final in Istanbul. However, the supporters increasingly crave the title, and the former Scotland international thinks the Reds will reward their patience.
"I think we'll be alright, as I've said before, we're in transition," Dalglish continued. "Everybody has been though a transitional period in their history but it's how we come out of it and how quickly we come out of it. I think we'll be out of it sooner rather than later. "I think Roy Hodgson will bring stability in the football sense. But the sale of the club will just kick it on that bit more, so once everything's in place, then we'll be much stronger."
"We've got to get ourselves up to the mark and back to where we should be," Dalglish told BBC Radio Merseyside. "It's hard to believe 1990 was the last championship that we won, but it's not anybody else's fault but our own."
Dalglish continued: "Two years ago I thought 'This is it' and we ran Manchester United really close. We were full of optimism the following season but unfortunately it never happened." The Scot was manager at Liverpool when they last won the old first division title back in 1990, before the creation of the Premier League in 1992.
Everybody has been though a transitional period in their history but it's how we come out of it and how quickly we come out of it. There has been plenty of Cup success at Anfield since then, most notably the 2005 Champions League win under former manager Rafa Benitez, beating AC Milan on penalties in the final in Istanbul. However, the supporters increasingly crave the title, and the former Scotland international thinks the Reds will reward their patience.
"I think we'll be alright, as I've said before, we're in transition," Dalglish continued. "Everybody has been though a transitional period in their history but it's how we come out of it and how quickly we come out of it. I think we'll be out of it sooner rather than later. "I think Roy Hodgson will bring stability in the football sense. But the sale of the club will just kick it on that bit more, so once everything's in place, then we'll be much stronger."
