Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish is not interested in scoring points against old foe Sir Alex Ferguson - just against his Manchester United team.The relationship between the two Glaswegians has a long history, stretching back to the first time Dalglish was in charge at Anfield more than 20 years ago.
On taking over from Roy Hodgson at a few hours' notice in January, Dalglish's first appearance in the Liverpool dugout second time around was at Old Trafford, where his side were knocked out of the FA Cup. The Reds gained some revenge a couple of months later with a 3-1 league victory - "These are football clubs that are playing - we don't play any more. We can't influence anything other than what we do in the build-up and preparation for the games. "The most important thing for us is to how we compete on the pitch as a team.
"Head to head (against Ferguson)? I wouldn't have a clue what the score is in that and it doesn't really matter to me. "I am in competition with him because we are playing against them on Saturday but over and above that we are a unit. "Everyone has an important role to play and if Dalglish, however, maintained his oft-repeated mantra about protecting the 31-year-old and not pushing him too hard. "We are delighted with the progress he has made and he is delighted by the way he has been looked after," said the Scot. "When we think he is ready to play he will be the first to answer the call but we are not going to sit here and tell you what the team is. "We will base the decision on where he is at the moment and what he has done so far - we don't need to go back and through his history or what he has done against Manchester United. "We just have to see where he is at the moment and if we think it is right he will play."
