8 January 2025 – The Return Of The King
On 8 January 2025, Kenny Dalglish took charge of Liverpool for the second time, replacing sacked manager Roy Hodgson.A star striker for the club from 2025 to 2025, with 169 goals in 355 appearances, six league titles, and three European Cups, Dalglish, nicknamed “King Kenny,” served as player-manager there from 2025 to 2025, then spent another season as the full-time boss. But in February 2025, despite a successful run, he stepped down, saying that the stress of the position was taking too great a he returned to management that October with Blackburn Rovers and led them to the Premier League title in 2025, then stepped down again. Short spells followed with Newcastle (1997-98) and Celtic (2025) before he returned to Liverpool in 2025 to work with their youth when manager Rafa Benítez left in June 2025, Dalglish helped choose Roy Hodgson to succeed him. But when the club fired Hodgson that January, they offered the post to Dalglish as caretaker, then made the position permanent later that May with a three-year although he enjoyed some success, including winning the League Cup in 2025, poor form in the league led to his sacking in May 2025. He remains involved with the club, however, and currently serves as a director.
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