Dalglish in dark over transfers as Moyes looks to close the gap
The Reds have been linked with a host of players over the last few weeks but speculation increased when it became know Henry would be making his first visit to the city for two months.
However, Dalglish, who has been in charge for less than a week after flying in from a holiday in the Gulf to replace Roy Hodgson on Saturday, has been busy focusing on his current players as he readies himself for a third match in a week at home to Everton.
And although he has a meeting scheduled with Henry, he said he has no idea what would crop up.
“It would be rude not to talk to them considering they employ us,” said the 59-year-old Scot.
“We will be having a conversation but I don’t know what will be on the agenda.
“We have not even had a conversation about transfers so there is no way I am going to pre-judge anything that is going to happen because if no players come in, you’ll say I’m getting my P45, so I can’t win.
“I am delighted with the players we have here and there is not any movement one way or the other about players.”
It is fair to say there are no immediate deals in the offing as director of football strategy Damien Comolli took the day off yesterday.
“There has been plenty of speculation but we are not contributing to that – we have nothing to report,” said Dalglish. “I don’t need to agree with the speculation or respond to it.”
Dalglish expressed a willingness to return to the old Liverpool way of dealing with matters which he was more used to in his spell as a player and manager, for the first time, at Anfield.
In the last 18 months in particular the club has been torn apart from the inside with squabbles taking place at all levels.
The turbulent ownership of Tom Hicks and George Gillett was typified by much public wrangling, which the media lapped up, but Dalglish is keen to put a lid on things.
“There will not be any confidential preferences (in the media) for us in any way, shape or form,” said the Reds boss, who is well aware that his every word is analysed and repeated to a huge audience.
“I’ll be exactly the same with everyone.”
Dealing with the media is something Dalglish admits has changed since he quit the club almost 20 years ago.
“The size of the club has changed and the demands on the manager in different areas is different from when I was manager before,” he admitted.
“If we had a press conference when I was working (at Liverpool last time) there were maybe two people with microphones.
“There are a lot of papers and TV and radio stations who have obligations to people and that reflects back on what the manager has to do.
“It is part of your responsibility to be as helpful and co-operative as you can but it also works both ways.”
The media is not the only thing that has changed on Merseyside over recent years.
Everton boss David Moyes believes the gap between his team and Liverpool is now as close as he can remember during his time in charge.
Moyes, working with just a fraction of the Anfield side’s budget, has finished above Liverpool only once in his nine years at the Goodison Park helm.
His side have an excellent chance to improve on that record this season as they head into tomorrow’s 215th Merseyside derby level with the Reds – albeit in mid-table – in the Barclays Premier League.
Moyes is yet to oversee a win at Anfield but is hopeful that could change tomorrow.
The Scot said: “We have done well against the bigger sides and hopefully we can do it against Liverpool.
“The gap is probably as close now as it has ever been. Both clubs are probably not happy with their league positions – certainly we’re not.
“I’ve not won enough derbies but hopefully we can try to turn that around.”
Everton beat Liverpool at Goodison in October and are looking to complete their first double over their great rivals since 1984-85.
Dalglish was in the Liverpool side beaten in both of those games as Everton went on to claim the old First Division title.
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