Kenny Dalglish hits out at claims he is to leave Liverpool

Some newspapers claim the Scot will be replaced by Wigan's Roberto Martinez.
And Danny Graham's 100th career goal condemned Liverpool to their worst finish for 19 seasons.
But Dalglish insisted he is going nowhere and said: "I expect the owners to have more dignity and integrity than to believe a story in a newspaper."

The performance of Dalglish, his staff and the club in general will come under scrutiny when he convenes with owners John W Henry and Tom Werner in the days ahead. Fenway Sports Group want to ascertain what improvements need to be made for Liverpool to become more competitive in the Premier League.

It will be up to Dalglish to convince his superiors that he has a strategy that will allow Liverpool to rid themselves of the inconsistencies in form that have resulted in them slipping to an eighth place finish in the Premier League having won 14 of their 38 fixtures. 

The defeat by Swansea capped a season of frustration for the Reds. Michel Vorm made one stunning save to keep out Andy Carroll's overhead kick and another low stop to deny the striker.

Dalglish felt his side had deserved at least a point, but acknowledged their campaign, which ended with Liverpool below local rivals Everton for the first time since 2005, had not been good enough. "I think on the second-half performance, the least they deserved was a point," he said.

"We've got to keep believing and in credit to the players they have kept believing. The passing and moving at times has been excellent and the goalkeeper's save to stop Andy was fantastic. We just have to keep going and maybe next year the luck will change for us.

"We won't say the points tally is satisfactory to anyone who works for or supports Liverpool Football Club. We will face up to reality. The performances have been excellent in a lot of cases but not the points tally, so we will try our best to correct that."

The Reds were without captain Steven Gerrard after he failed to sufficiently recover from a back problem. 

But Dalglish is confident the midfielder will be fit to be part of the England Euro 2012 squad.
He said: "It's not my concern, but I wouldn't think he'll be a problem."

For Swansea the result capped a fantastic debut season in the Barclays Premier League, which has also seen them claim memorable wins over Arsenal and champions Manchester City. They missed out on a top-10 finish to West Brom on goals scored.continue reading