Kenny Dalglish has our full support, say Liverpool's owners

Tom Werner, the Liverpool chairman, has confirmed Kenny Dalglish retains the full support of Fenway Sports Group despite the exorbitant transfer policy that cost Damien Comolli his job as director of football at Anfield.

Liverpool's owners, who are reluctant to overhaul the management structure of the club despite Comolli's exit, are still in the market for a director of football and admire both Johan Cruyff and Louis van Gaal for their influence on the development of young players at Ajax. Cruyff resigned as an Ajax director in February over the board's decision to appoint Van Gaal as chief executive. David Dein, the former Arsenal vice-chairman, has also been spotted with Anfield officials at the club's last two league games but Liverpool have dismissed that link as a coincidence as Dein is visiting all Premier League clubs as part of the competition's 20th anniversary.