“The League Cup is a good sign for the future,” said the Frenchman. “I think Dalglish is heading in the same direction, just give him some time.
“Liverpool need another year to kick in. They have had a lot of recruitment done and a lot of problems, so give him some time. There is too much expectation at Liverpool – they expect you to win the Champions League every year.
”But the obsession is the league. Rafa finished second and I finished second once but, for all the cups we won, they wanted us to win the league.”