Swansongs and Kenny’s all shook up... again

On a day when Swansea supporters dressed up as Elvis Presley, Kenny Dalglish was left all shook up but adamant he will not be the next casualty of the blood-letting at Liverpool.

Dalglish awoke yesterday morning to newspaper reports that Roberto Martinez is being headhunted for his job and a 14th defeat of the season was not the ideal way to end a campaign that had promised so much. He may have guided Liverpool to their first trophy in six years with the Carling Cup in February but the unpalatable fact remains that this was their joint lowest finish, of eighth, in the Premier League.

Damian Comolli, the director of football, and head of sports science Peter Brukner have already paid the price for what is considered a season of underachievement and the Anfield purge may not be over just yet. Transfer spending is also likely to be reined in over the summer, but last night Dalglish did not have the air of a man expecting to be dismissed as he considered the wreckage of another setback, with Danny Graham’s goal enough to provide a fitting end to a marvellous season for Swansea.