Friday, December 05, 2008

Kenny Dalglish Tells Liverpool To Enjoy Top Spot

While pundits and fans continue to fret over the Reds' stalling form, the man widely regarded as the club's greatest-ever player insists everyone must calm down and look on the bright side.

Liverpool currently sit atop the Premier League with 34 points - and just one defeat - from 15 games, but you wouldn't know it by listening to the media's, or some of the supporters', take on things.

The Merseysiders have gone more than 18 years without a league triumph, and there remains this niggling doubt that, somehow, they will contrive to cock it all up.

But Kenny Dalglish, who was at the helm when the Reds won title No. 18 in 1990, believes the players and fans alike must take joy out of their promising start rather than worry about the chasing pack.

"You always want to play well and you always want to win games, but the big thing is to take as many points from as many matches as you possibly can," he told the club's official website.

"This season there has only been one game where we didn't take anything - away at Tottenham - so clearly the boys are doing their best."

Liverpool's closest challengers are Chelsea, who relinquished top spot last weekend when they lost at home to an embattled Arsenal outfit that holds fourth spot.

Rafael Benitez's men had an opportunity to go three points clear when they faced West Ham United at Anfield on Monday, but they could only manage a frustrating stalemate.

But Dalglish continued: "You want to try and capitalise on any mistakes Chelsea make and, okay, we didn't do that in the way we would have wanted against West Ham, but we still picked up a point and it could prove to be a big point at the end of the season.

"The top of the league is the best place to be, full stop. The players have to enjoy being where they are and get on with the job of staying there. If they keep winning games then nobody will overtake them, it's as simple as that."

'King Kenny' played over 500 games for Liverpool between 1977 and 1990, during which time he won six league titles, three European Cups, four League Cups and one FA Cup.

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