Source: PA
Dalglish not fazed by Gerrard loss
Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish has insisted no player is bigger than the club as he heads to Blackpool without suspended captain Steven Gerrard.
The England midfielder was sent off in Sunday's FA Cup exit at Manchester United and is now serving a three-match ban which will also mean he misses this weekend's Merseyside derby at home to Everton.
However, Dalglish has been quick to try to engender the close 'family' atmosphere he enjoyed more than 20 years ago as player and manager at Anfield.
"Any team which has Steven Gerrard in it is going to be much better than one without it," said Dalglish, who takes charge of his first Barclays Premier League match since taking over from Roy Hodgson last Saturday.
"But we have to get on with it and the most important people for us are the ones which are available, not the ones who are unavailable because they can't dictate the result of games.
"We will concentrate on the ones we do have, without being disrespectful to the ones who are not there."
