Dalglish hungry for more

KENNY Dalglish celebrated the end of Liverpool’s six-year trophy drought and stated his intention for it to be the start of another glorious era for the club.Less than 14 months after Dalglish answered the SOS call of owner John Henry, he guided Liverpool to a Carling Cup triumph over Cardiff at Wembley.That they had to come from behind before drawing 2-2 and then survive the shock of failing to convert their first two penalties in a shootout that saw them squeeze home 3-2 matters little. Silverware is back on the sideboard and Dalglish intends it to remain there.“Although we have won something today, that is not us finished,” he said. “We don’t want to stop here - we want to keep going. It (Liverpool) means an awful lot to a lot of people.After Martin Skrtel had levelled Joe Mason’s surprise opener, Dirk Kuyt thought he had won it in extra-time, only for Cardiff to bravely rally as Ben Turner took the contest to penalties.Steven Gerrard was amongst those to miss but the fact his cousin Anthony failed at the end to give Liverpool the cup made it a bitter-sweet occasion for the Reds skipper.Dalglish refused to take personal credit for the transformation in Liverpool’s fortunes since he replaced Roy Hodgson and, whilst he accepted the euphoria at winning a trophy could inspire his players to more, the Scot insists nothing will be achieved without a strong team ethic.“We are where we are now because of the work everyone has done, not just me. The owners, the supporters, the players, everyone has chipped in. We have said that all along. The closer we are, the stronger we will be together.”

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Dalglish hungry for more