Dalglish’s message to Liverpool signings Frimpong, Wirtz, Kerkez in Hong Kong
High-profile recruits are in Reds squad in Hong Kong for Kai Tak Stadium friendly with AC Milan
Liverpool great Kenny Dalglish has expressed his hope for the club’s costly summer recruits after joining them in Hong Kong for this week’s start to the city’s Football Festival.
And former Reds player and manager Dalglish urged them to brush off any pressure in joining the Premier League champions.
It is 41 years since Liverpool last won consecutive league titles, but Dalglish told the Post the challenge in the coming season should be welcomed by Arne Slot’s side, adding that the summer spend showed the club’s “hunger for success”.
“I hope the players coming in don’t feel under pressure because Liverpool won the league last year,” Dalglish said. “It’s time to enjoy what happened, then try to repeat it for themselves.
“Arne was kind to the players last summer, he didn’t move anyone on, he had a good look at who was there, and he deserved the chance to bring in people of his choice this summer. Bringing in new players is a great thing for the dressing room.”
During 14 decorated years in his first Liverpool spell, Dalglish won eight titles as a player, player-manager and manager. He added another Premier League trophy in charge of Blackburn Rovers, in 1994-95, but never retained the championship as a manager.
The 74-year-old was in the last Liverpool side to string together successive league crowns, when they won three in a row from 1981-82 to 1983-84.