Kenny on City and Gary Speed
Kenny Dalglish paid a touching tribute to Gary Speed after watching his side draw 1-1 with Manchester City on Sunday.
An OG from Joleon Lescott earned the Reds a point from a game they largely dominated after Vincent Kompany opened the scoring.
But the match was overshadowed by news earlier in the day of the Wales manager's death.
Dalglish took the decision not to include Craig Bellamy - a close friend of Speed - in his matchday squad and afterwards told reporters: "I know Gary Speed. He was a fantastic footballer but more important than that, he was a decent fella.
"There are a lot of people saddened by what has happened but the most important people at this moment in time are his wife and two boys.
"It's them your heart goes out to and they'll need as much support as they can possibly get, and I'm sure they'll get that because he had an awful lot of good friends. He was a good guy and it's disappointing for everybody.
"Gary was like a mentor to Bellars. Bellars was a bit upset and I took the decision to say, 'Look, there are more important things than playing a football match.'"
The game itself witnessed a plethora of second-half chances for those in red - but a draw at least maintains an unbeaten run which now stretches to 10 matches.
Dalglish added: "I don't think we could have asked for more. In terms of effort and commitment from the players, they were fantastic.
"City started the game better than us, I thought, and scored a goal just as we were getting a foothold in the game. We equalised quickly with a piece of good fortune but that's where the good luck ran out for us.
"We've come up against a goalkeeper who has done what three or four others have done here (this season). He had a fantastic game. Eventually we'll come up against a goalkeeper who is not saving everything that hits him."
Substitute Mario Balotelli was sent off with seven minutes to go after receiving a second yellow card for an elbow on Martin Skrtel.
City boss Roberto Mancini claimed the reaction from Liverpool's players did not help Balotelli's cause - a suggestion which was dismissed out of hand by Dalglish.
"The reaction of our players? I think Balotelli got himself sent off," he said. "His actions spoke more loudly than anyone else's. Sometimes you look in the mirror and get the answer.
"Sometimes he doesn't help himself, other times maybe he doesn't get as much leeway as some others do - but if you help yourself you don't get in that situation in the first place."