Liverpool owners Fenway Sports Group have confirmed Kenny Dalglish has been sacked as the club’s manager.
Dalglish was summoned to Boston for a meeting with FSG on Tuesday and was said to have been left in limbo after clarification over his future was not forthcoming.
However, his contract was terminated on Wednesday evening following “a careful and deliberate review of the season” which led the owners to conclude “that a change was appropriate.”
Dalglish won the Carling Cup to secure a trophy in his first full season back in charge at Anfield but the club finished a disappointing eighth in the Premier League and lost the FA Cup final to Chelsea.
The manager was also severely criticised for his handling of the incident that saw Luis Suarez banned for eight games for racially abusing Patrice Evra.
His departure is just the latest in a long line of recent changes in the Anfield power structure.
Director of football Damien Comolli, director of communication Ian Cotton and head of sports medicine and sports science Peter Brukner have all been recent casualties.
Dalglish is one of Liverpool’s greatest ever players and during his first spell as a manager won three league titles and two FA Cups before stepping down in February 1991.
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