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Kenny Dalglish has revealed how Brendan Rodgers was key to his appointment to Liverpool FC’s board of directors.

The Kop legend, who was at Anfield to watch Saturday’s 3-1 win over Crystal Palace, has returned to the club as a non-executive director 17 months after his second spell as manager was ended and Rodgers replaced him.

“The most important person in me coming back was Brendan,” Dalglish said.

“The manager is more important than I am and his position was more important to me than my position.

“You could fully understand if the manager wasn’t in agreement with it. If he wasn’t, he would never have known I’d been asked.

In pictures: Career of Kenny Dalglish

“That was the most important thing for me, the fact that people within the club knew I was coming back and wanted me to come back and I wasn’t standing on anybody’s toes.

“If you’re coming back to help the football club in any way you certainly don’t want to come back to hinder. We’ll be in close proximity but Brendan is in charge of the team 100%.

“It’s nothing to do with me. I’m here to be of help to anybody; if he wants to have a conversation, I’m here to do as I’m told or asked to do, and that suits me fine.”

Dalglish admits the positive response from Reds fans to his return to the club means a great deal.

“Obviously it’s thanks very much for the support I’ve seen and I appreciate everything they’ve done for me, but the most important people for them to show their support to is Brendan and the team,” he added.

“They’ve got to support Brendan and the team because that’s who we all come to watch. The greater the support we can give them, the more successful we’ll be.”