'Our club is the most important'
Kenny Dalglish today insisted he isn't concerned by Manchester United setting a new British record of 19 league titles - and that the Reds' five European Cups will always be a reminder that Liverpool are a force to be reckoned with in English football.
"If a United fan can bring a banner into Anfield then maybe we should take our five European Cups to Old Trafford next season," said the boss, when asked about a United fan unfurling a banner at Anfield during Liverpool's game with Tottenham last weekend.
As Dalglish prepares his side for their final game of the season against Aston Villa later today, he admits Liverpool still have work to do in their bid to reach the top of the pile again - but he insists he will never be distracted by what others think.
"It doesn't matter to me what United think," he said. "For me, this is the most important football club of all.
"This club will always be the most important thing for millions of fans all over the world, just like Everton are the most important club to some people.
"It's the same thing for everyone.
"We have to manage expectations here and we will do that. But if somebody is setting the level you need to reach to be successful then we have to go past that level. We don't believe we are rubbish.
"We think we have the right mindset to push forward without shouting our mouths off. We want to improve on this year and that is what we will set out to do. A state of mind does come into it but ability is the biggest factor."
Dalglish admits he still has a sense of unfinished business to achieve at Liverpool following the way he left the club 20 years ago - and he has once again thanked the supporters for the way they have welcomed him back into the Anfield hot-seat.
"I've said that I've got unfinished business here so in that respect I probably do feel like I owe the fans something.
"It wasn't as if I left the club because of poor results was it?
"It was a shock for the fans when it happened, but it was an even bigger shock for me.
"I'm just fortunate that the supporters have forgiven me for what I did. I think they fully understand what happened and there is a mutual respect between the supporters and myself."
He added: "I have never been far away from football and when you get asked to go back in, especially at this football club, it's a no-brainer.
"It would have been an insult to the football club if I had said 'no'. I was never going to do that.
"The turnaround just shows the important role the fans play and the important role they will play if we are to really move things forward.
"If they get behind the players and the players show they are fully committed, then the two of them work together and are a really strong force.
"The supporters will always be important, especially at this club because they have always been a huge part of it."