Is ‘King’ Kenny Dalglish building one of the most unpleasant teams in Premier League history? You’d better ‘king believe it.
His team’s performance against Manchester City on Sunday was nothing short of scandalous. We’ve all known for a while that Martin Skrtel, their caveman-esque centre back, is a thug.
We’ve all seen him rake studs down shins and kidney punch players off the ball. It turns out now that he’s a cheat also, helping to get Mario Balotelli sent off on Sunday. Balotelli’s clumsy challenge saw him lead with his arm.
He caught Skrtel on the side and back of the head. Skrtel went down clutching his face as if he’d been jabbed by Amir Khan. Then, of course, Charlie Adam (he of the notorious Gareth Bale tackle from last season), Luis Suarez (no need to once again rake over his various misdemeanours) and Dirk Kuyt (never a man to simply fall over when a swallow dive is possible) went about their business of getting Balotelli sent off.
And this after a first half which saw Suarez throwing himself to the ground at every opportunity in an effort to get Vincent Kompany sent off.
I guess we should just be glad Andy Carroll didn’t leg it over, can of Special Brew in one hand, fag in the other, and headbutt Balotelli as he left the pitch.
I used to have a soft spot for Liverpool as one of the teams that did it the right way.
No longer. They’re now a disgrace to football.
