Liverpool Legend Dalglish Joins Twitter

LIVERPOOL FC icon Kenny Dalglish has joined the massed ranks of Reds followers on Twitter. The Anfield legend's son Paul @ pauldalglish broke the news on the micro-blogging site yesterday, confirming that @ KennethDalglish was in fact the man himself and not an impersonator. Kenny introduced himself to his followers - whose numbers grew in incredible numbers, with over 17,000 already keeping track of his updates less than 24 hours after he joined - in his own inimitable style with a gentle dig at old striking partner Ian Rush before lamenting the Reds' failure to beat Wigan last night while admitting he did enjoy the Lancashire side's hospitality. Twitter has grown massively in popularity over recent months with many in the public eye clearly feeling it is an effective of managing their own publicity and LFC are already well represented. New club owner John W Henry @john_w_henry is a regular Tweeter as his wife Linda Pizzuti @linda_pizzuti, who recently announced via the social media site how much she enjoyed her first experience of Anfield . Current squad members Lucas Leiva @LucasLeiva87, Ryan Babel @ryanbabel, Brad Jones @Brad_ Jones1, and Emiliano Insua @ EmilianoInsua (currently on loan at Galatasaray) are also fairly regular contributors while ex- Reds Xabi Alonso @xabialonso and Alvaro Arbeloa @aarbeloa17 update with their progress at Real Madrid.

Jovanovic Shrugs Off Liverpool Exit Rumours

Milan Jovanovic insists he has no intention of leaving Liverpool despite his failure to build on his exploits with Standard Liege. Liverpool won the race to sign the Serbian hitman, who scored the only goal in his country's historic win over Germany in the World Cup this summer, but he has yet to show the form which brought him to the attention of several top clubs, including the Reds and AC Milan. A return to the Belgian league has been mooted with Anderlecht understood to be willing to offer the 29-year-old attacker a swift exit from Anfield and although flattered by the interest, Jovanovic has refused to throw in the towel after just four months in England. He said: "Since I moved to England I've done everything regarding my job the way the coach wants from me. "I was really focused on not making many tactical mistakes. I've not done things my way. I didn't do things my way, I didn't take risks with my moves and actions. "I'm just thinking about Liverpool. I'll stay here because I'm no quitter or a person who doesn't fight. "I know, that Anderlecht rate me very highly and I'm proud about that. "Anderlecht are the biggest club in Belgium and I respect them, but I have a contract with Liverpool and I'll stay."

Hodgson Relying On Stevie-Torres To Lift Reds

Liverpool will have to rely on Fernando Torres and Steven Gerrard to restore success to the club, concedes manager Roy Hodgson. Anfield's often dynamic duo combined to open the scoring in last night's 1-1 draw with Wigan Athletic and have been instrumental in all bar one of the Reds' league goals this season, whether as scorers or creators, but could see the burden placed upon them intensifying. Torres' recent return to form in addition to his reunion with sparring partner Gerrard has seen Liverpool unbeaten in their past five Barclays Premier League games and Hodgson believes that the duo will be instrumental in reviving the club's fortunes. He said: "It was an excellent goal and the move and the counter-attack and the combination play once again between Torres and Gerrard which got the latter in for his shot off the underside of the crossbar was another good example. "But that is what you expect from players of their ability. Everyone knows they are international stars of the Premier League. "If we are going to do well this season we need those two firing on all cylinders, we need Torres' goals and Gerrard's manipulation and control of the midfield. "We only saw it in glimpses against Wigan whereas against Chelsea and in our previous victories against Napoli, Blackburn and Bolton it was present in much larger doses. "But it was tough going to Wigan. We are on a good run but after four straight victories you know it is going to be hard to get the fifth. "I suppose I have to be satisfied in some ways we are still unbeaten and we are one more point towards the total we want to achieve."

Kerzhakov Reveals Liverpool Approach

Aleksandr Kerzhakov claims he has been approached by Liverpool over a potential January switch. The Russia international has hit 12 goals in 26 appearances for Zenit St Petersburg this season and has alleged that his agent was contacted by representatives from Anfield over a move in the upcoming winter transfer window. But former Sevilla striker Kerzhakov, 27, insists that he is currently happy to remain with Zenit, who he rejoined this year after a four-year absence from the Petrovsky Stadium. He said: "The talk about Liverpool is not baseless. The British club came to my agent with a proposal but I did not give an answer. "I have other things to think about and in all respects I am happy in Russia. My team is in first place in the national championship and I have always said that I wanted to play for Zenit. "In the case of Liverpool I will take no initiative, but I can count the fingers on one hand for the amount of clubs I could theoretically go to. "This is because Zenit is playing beautiful, modern football and the club is growing rapidly. And I am here, at home."