Kenny Dalglish left his post as Liverpool manager on Wednesday, according to media reports.
The
61-year-old Scot led Liverpool to League Cup success and the FA Cup
final in his second stint in charge, but he came under pressure after
his side finished eighth in the Premier League, 37 points behind
champions Manchester City.
It was seen as a poor return on the
millions spent on new players last summer, while Dalglish was also
criticised for defending Luis Suarez after the Liverpool striker was
found guilty of racially abusing Manchester United’s Patrice Evra.
Dalglish
flew to the United States on Sunday to present his end-of-season review
to principal owner John Henry and chairman Tom Werner, who had only
last month given the Liverpool legend his backing.
Indeed,
Dalglish’s position seemed to have been strengthened when French
director of football Damien Comolli abruptly left the club on April 12,
having apparently taken the blame for Liverpool’s poor results.
Dalglish
and Comolli had come under the spotlight for the perceived failures of
big-money signings Andy Carroll (£35 million; $56m), Stewart Downing
(£20m) and Jordan Henderson (£16m).
Liverpool fans were not happy
either that in finishing eighth they ended the season below city rivals
Everton, who operate on a shoestring budget by comparison.
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