The owners FSG may have to convince such as Pep Guardiola that the Anfield job is still one to covet

• Former Chelsea manager interested in Anfield opportunity
• Swansea City's Brendan Rodgers declines interview offer

• 'Who do you want to replace Dalglish as #LFC manager?'
• Tweets subsequently deleted from club's Twitter feed

• Rodgers says going for interview would be unfair to fans
• 39-year-old signed three-and-a-half-year deal in February

• Dalglish: 'Thank you from the bottom of my heart'
• Jamie Carragher says Liverpool must focus on fourth place

• Wigan give Roberto Martínez permission to talk to Liverpool
• Fabio Capello and André Villas-Boas also under consideration

The Spaniard has never managed a club where there is pressure to win trophies and secure a Champions League place but he has the qualities to overcome his lack of experience

Righting Kenny Dalglish's wrongs and rehabilitating failed signings will top the new Liverpool manager's to-do list

• Wigan give Martínez permission to speak with Liverpool
• 'I will never stand in Roberto's way,' says Dave Whelan

Join the Guardian's football correspondent, Andy Hunter, to discuss the next steps for Liverpool following the departure of Kenny Dalglish

• Liverpool's managing director says focus is on league results
• 'Ultimately the backbone of football now is the Premier League'

• Deciding to shake hands with Uruguayan 'the most pressure'
• Evra tells of finding strength in year that has been 'so difficult'

A lack of footballing knowhow has worsened the difficulties of long-distance ownership for the Americans

• Didier Deschamps and Jürgen Klopp also in the running
• Liverpool sack Kenny Dalglish after poor league form

King Kenny's return to Anfield delighted the Livepool fans, but did the lows outweigh the highs despite Carling Cup triumph?

Roberto Martínez, Brendan Rodgers and Paul Lambert all fancied to fill vacancy at Liverpool

• Dalglish in website statement: 'It has been an honour'
• Henry: 'He personifies everything that is good about Liverpool'

One wonders what will happen to Kenny Dalglish's successor should Liverpool endure another tough trophyless season outside the top four of the Premier League

• Dalglish is no longer Liverpool manager
• Decision follows meeting with John W Henry

• Manager in the dark following meeting with FSG in Boston
• John W Henry assessing club's eighth-place league finish