'Owners are like my old bosses'
Kenny Dalglish has paid Liverpool's owners what he considers to be the ultimate compliment - by likening them to those who ran the club during his first reign in the 1980s.
John W Henry, Tom Werner and the rest of Fenway Sports Group arrived at Anfield a year ago this Saturday and have since invested heavily to turn around the club's fortunes on and off the pitch.
Asked to reflect on their year in charge at his pre-Manchester United press conference, Dalglish said: "The greatest compliment I can pay to them is that they're as good as the people who ran the club the first time I was here.
"That's a hell of a statement because the people who ran the club then, Sir John Smith and Peter Robinson, were two of the best any football club could ever have had.
"John, Tom Werner and the rest of the investors that have supported this football club have been absolutely fantastic.
"Since I came in January they've been nothing but supportive towards what we have to do. Their ambitions and aims are exactly the same as our most ardent fan - they want to have the success that everyone craves. And they've started off very encouragingly.
"We wish them a happy birthday and if we can get a win to put the icing on the cake then fine, we'll be happy with that.
"But irrespective of the result it won't take away how good they are as owners."
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