The semi-final was abandoned after six minutes with the crush on the terraces intensified by fans attempting to get inside the ground to see the game which was already under way, something Dalglish feels was easily avoided.
"The easiest thing to do is just to put the kick-off back a bit. That's no problem for anybody," Dalglish says. "If the police are talking to the FA and the FA have got to make that call, there wouldn't have been any resentment or disagreement with the people in the dressing room, neither Brian Clough or ourselves certainly."
Hillsborough and its aftermath had such a profound effect on Dalglish that it is often cited as one on the principal reasons behind his shock resignation as Liverpool manager in 1991. He has never before spoken about the events of that day, which he describes as "something that everybody wished had never happened but also something that nobody should forget."
He also speaks of the aftermath of the disaster where he personally attended the vast majority of the funerals of those who had died. "We made sure somebody with Liverpool connections was at every funeral and I think the families really respected that," Dalglish says.
"The boys weren't obtrusive in any way, they sat back and let the families get on with the grieving but they were there, their presence was there, but they didn't need to have anybody coming up and telling them how grateful they were to have been there. They were there because they wanted to be there."
