LIVERPOOL managing director Ian Ayre insists the club are in no rush to appoint a new manager following the sacking of Kenny Dalglish.The Scot was sacked 12 months into a three-year contract after Fenway Sports Group determined an eighth-placed Premier League finish did not represent sufficient grounds for optimism.Dalglish led the Anfield outfit to a first trophy in six years, the Carling Cup, and an appearance in the FA Cup final but it wasn’t enough as the Americans left no room for sentimentality in removing the 61-year-old fan favourite.Wigan manager Roberto Martinez, Swansea boss Brendan Rodgers and Andre Villas-Boas, who was sacked by Chelsea earlier this year, are three of the names already linked with the post but Liverpool will take their time in naming an opponent.Ayre told Liverpool’s official website: “Whether it was the board of Liverpool recruiting Bill Shankly many years ago or the recruitment of Kenny Dalglish 18 months ago, it’s the same process.“The board will create a criteria of what that manager should look like and we’ll match that with the best possible candidates and make a decision on that basis.“That (the time frame) will be dictated by finding the right candidate of the right quality.“What we want is the best, what we don’t want is to choose quickly or choose because there’s a time pressure. It’ll be about finding the right person who can do the best job for Liverpool Football Club.”Meanwhile Ayre maintains the decision to appoint Dalglish was not a mistake and believes the Scot should still be very proud of the legacy he has left behind on Merseyside.
