No one ever said it was going to be easy. It was a 2-1 defeat against Blackpool three months ago that first demonstrated the depth of feeling against Roy Hodgson and Liverpool's longing for the return of Kenny Dalglish. Their saviour is back, but so too is the feeling of despondency against Ian Holloway's indefatigable side.
Dalglish has brought unity to a previously fractured club, not a magic wand, and if he was under any illusions about the size of the task ahead they were dispelled here tonight. In terms of performance there was none of the woefulness or shame that accompanied Blackpool's victory statement at Anfield in October. That Liverpool could still not lay any legitimate claim of superiority over a club revelling in its debut Premier League season illustrates, once again, how far they have sunk and how mediocre they are.
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