Kenny Dalglish talks with Steven Gerrard Kenny Dalglish talks with Steven Gerrard during a Liverpool training session at Melwood. Gerrard has been impressed with Dalglish since he took over from Roy Hodgson. Photograph: John Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images
Steven Gerrard wants Kenny Dalglish to remain as the Liverpool manager beyond this season.
Dalglish has been put in temporary charge until the end of the season following the departure of Roy Hodgson and although he has yet to oversee a victory during his three games in charge, the Liverpool captain Gerrard is convinced he is the man to turn the club's fortunes around in the long-term.
"I want to do everything in my power to ensure that he stays here for a long time, beyond the initial six months," Gerrard told LFC Weekly. "I'd love nothing better when the end of the season comes than for us to be on the back of a good run of results that ensures he gets the job full-time. That's my short-term plan, to give everything I've got and all my energy to try to make that happen.
"I won't lie. When Kenny rang to say he was coming back it was a big lift. I love Kenny as a person and I've certainly enjoyed the first few days we've had working with him. I can see a positive future for Kenny at the club."
Liverpool have lost two and drawn one of their matches under Daglish and are only four points above the relegation zone. They face a crucial match at Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday when they will again be without Gerrard, who is serving the final game of a three-match ban for his sending off in the FA Cup defeat at Manchester United.
"I think Kenny is the perfect person to get everyone moving in the right direction again," Gerrard said. "He's the talisman at this club. His nickname, the King, says it all really. He's the perfect manager and also the person to bring it all together. It's time to re-group and for us all to be pulling in the right direction because this season certainly hasn't been good enough."
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