Dalglish turns on players for lack of respect

IT was a classic, if desperate, diversionary tactic by Kenny Dalglish, the Liverpool manager, after his team’s inept defeat at Bolton on Saturday — turn all the blame onto someone else.

The surprise in this case was the identity of the “someone else”.

This stunning loss, at a club with eight defeats from their opening 10 home league games this season, may prove to be a pivotal point in Liverpool’s campaign and Dalglish’s second spell as the self-styled Messiah and guardian of Anfield.