Former Liverpool star Steve McManaman has criticized Kop boss Kenny Dalglish's selection policy, after they slumped to a 1-0 home defeat at the hands of Fulham.
The result marked the 14th time that Liverpool have failed to win at Anfield, and McManaman questioned Dalglish's decision to rest players ahead of the FA Cup final against Chelsea on Saturday.
As reported by Goal.com, McManaman said on ESPN post-match: “Why not win [on Tuesday] and on Saturday? It’s only rotation if you have the quality.”
Dalglish opted to rest Steven Gerrard and Luis Suarez ahead of Saturday's final, and McManaman called into question the ability and desire of the line-up which was fielded against Fulham.
“You have to do yourself justice in front of the fans, who pay very good money while the economy [continues to decline]. You have to give them something and they [the players] have given them nothing.
“If you are going to go down, go down with the fans thinking ‘at least they had a go’. But there was none of that. Fulham were deserved winners.”
Despite winning the Carling Cup in February and having the potential of adding to that with the FA Cup, Liverpool have endured a disappointing league campaign.
Defeat to Fulham was their fourth at home and 13th overall this season, and the club could face their worst Premier League finish ever if they fail to get out of their current slump.
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