Kenny Dalglish believes Liverpool have a chance to make amends for one of the most frustrating performances of the season when they welcome Portsmouth to Anfield on Monday evening.
The Reds suffered a 2-0 defeat at Fratton Park in December and Dalglish feels that game will serve as a reminder to the players that they will need to be on top of their game if they are to gain three points.
"The game down at Fratton Park in December isn't a game we look back upon with any fondness, so if there are any misgivings there, then there's a real opportunity to put it right at Anfield on Monday," Dalglish told LFC Magazine.
"We've got our own reasons for wanting to be winning as many games as we possibly can. All the games at this stage of the season are particularly important."
Liverpool are still in contention for fourth spot, but Dalglish believes Rafa's men have to concentrate on their own game rather than worrying about other teams who also have their eye on Champions League football.
He said: "You can never predict how results are going to go and you cannot wait for someone else to do you a favour.
"You've got to do yourself a favour and then if someone helps you out a wee bit, you've got the maximum reward for what you have done.
"All we can do is concentrate on what we can do."
Dalglish also has sympathy for Pompey, who have recently gone in to administration and currently lie at the foot of the Barclays Premier League table.
He said: "I think you have to have sympathy for anybody in the situation they're in.
"It is commendable that against this background the team has got to the semi-final and maybe that will make it a little bit more attractive for someone to get them out of the plight they're in."
Despite Dalglish's empathy for the FA Cup semi-finalists he believes that will not be present at Anfield on Monday night.
"There's a lot of sympathy for them because of the position they're in, but next Monday we won't be showing any sympathy on the pitch." He added.
The Reds suffered a 2-0 defeat at Fratton Park in December and Dalglish feels that game will serve as a reminder to the players that they will need to be on top of their game if they are to gain three points.
"The game down at Fratton Park in December isn't a game we look back upon with any fondness, so if there are any misgivings there, then there's a real opportunity to put it right at Anfield on Monday," Dalglish told LFC Magazine.
"We've got our own reasons for wanting to be winning as many games as we possibly can. All the games at this stage of the season are particularly important."
Liverpool are still in contention for fourth spot, but Dalglish believes Rafa's men have to concentrate on their own game rather than worrying about other teams who also have their eye on Champions League football.
He said: "You can never predict how results are going to go and you cannot wait for someone else to do you a favour.
"You've got to do yourself a favour and then if someone helps you out a wee bit, you've got the maximum reward for what you have done.
"All we can do is concentrate on what we can do."
Dalglish also has sympathy for Pompey, who have recently gone in to administration and currently lie at the foot of the Barclays Premier League table.
He said: "I think you have to have sympathy for anybody in the situation they're in.
"It is commendable that against this background the team has got to the semi-final and maybe that will make it a little bit more attractive for someone to get them out of the plight they're in."
Despite Dalglish's empathy for the FA Cup semi-finalists he believes that will not be present at Anfield on Monday night.
"There's a lot of sympathy for them because of the position they're in, but next Monday we won't be showing any sympathy on the pitch." He added.
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