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Kenny Dalglish has returned to England, awaiting news of his Anfield future.

Amid fevered speculation about his position as Liverpool manager, the Reds legend flew home following a brief meeting with club owners John Henry and Tom Werner.

And there were suggestions emanating from the US that it could be days before there are any announcements about the club's plans.

Dalglish travelled to Boston as principle owner Henry and chairman Werner opened a far-reaching review of the season, as they assess the Reds' future.

He met for a few hours with the owners and presented his take on his team's position, before catching the red eye back to the UK.

After their meeting Dalglish made plans to return home, which partly explains why he was not pictured alongside coach Steve Clarke, Henry and Werner at a baseball match between the Boston Red Sox - FSG's other marquee investment - and the Seattle Mariners last night.

The Reds boss still has two years to run on the contract he was given by FSG just over 12 months ago and only last week he spoke about planning for the new season in August.

So far, there has been silence from Boston.

In his report, Dalglish suggested he faced a long term project in turning around the fortunes of a club that had slipped towards the relegation zone when he arrived 18 months ago.

The manager made clear there was no overnight fix to the problems encountered at Anfield, and while he accepts the league performance hasn't been good enough this season, he believes his young side is moving in the right direction, albeit slowly.

Henry and Werner will now continue with their review.

That would leave a vacuum to - inevitably - be filled by speculation and rumour, which would in large part be concentrated on Dalglish's position.

There are question marks over the other senior positions at the club too, though, with a director of football yet to be appointed following the departure of Damien Comolli two months ago, and also suggestions the Americans will review the role of MD Ian Ayre.

Last night, a Liverpool spokesman said the club was not in a position to comment on any speculation over the manager's future.

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