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Dalglish will pursue 'attractive' transfers

Kenny Dalglish has been appointed manager at Liverpool until at least the end of the season © PA Photos

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Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish would be open to any 'attractive' transfer opportunities that present themselves during the January window.

Dalglish was appointed manager at Anfield until the end of the season following the dismissal of former boss Roy Hodgson on Saturday. Hodgson had previously been linked with a number of targets as he looked to strengthen in January - including Stoke City's Ryan Shawcross, FC Utrecht's Ricky van Wolfswinkel and Rennes' Sylvain Marveaux - and Dalglish confirmed he too would be interested in strengthening the squad, albeit only at the right price.

"The most important people for us are the people that are here. We are going to concentrate on them and everyone will be given an opportunity," Dalglish said. "If something comes up that is an attractive opportunity for the club then we may well take it. It's impossible to say one way or another."

With Dalglish currently only employed on a temporary basis, questions remain as to whether he will be allowed to implement his own transfer plans during January. But the Scot is confident he will be able to work with director of football strategy Damien Comolli to ensure the club does not miss out on any potential bargains.

"It's important that we have someone [Comolli] who is there and is actively organising people, looking at team reports and match preparations that include individual players that the club may have an interest in," said Dalglish.

"I think it's a fantastic help and I certainly do not have a problem with Damien. Hopefully it's the same from his point of view."

Dalglish is one of Liverpool's all-time heroes, having contributed to eight of the club's 18 league titles as either a player or a manager, but is aware he will have to earn respect from the current crop of players.

"It's one thing showing people what you've won, it is another thing to get respect out of them for what you are trying to do and that is what I have got to achieve," Dalglish said.

"The only way to earn players' respect is to work with them, get them on your side and hopefully get the confidence levels up, get a couple wins and take it from there.

"At the moment, it's a wee bit romantic, to be honest. The romance is brilliant, it's romantic for me to be back, and the supporters as well. But at the end of day, this game is not built on romance, but hard facts, and the hard facts are we've got to start winning games.

"Once we get the romantics out the road, we can get to work and we can see where we can go from there."

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