During his first tenure in charge of Liverpool Dalglish guided them to three league titles (runners up twice) and won the FA Cup twice (runners up once) in only five seasons. He retired in 1991 on health grounds following the Hillsborough disaster.
Twenty years on and he finally has an opportunity 'to repay the club and the fans' as he puts it. As I write this article the club have moved from the relegation places to fifth in the Premier League in four months, thanks to 10 league wins and only three defeats from 16 games.
The atmosphere at the club and attitude of the players has been transformed and we are seeing the results on the pitch.
A 5-2 victory over Fulham, described by Dalglish as a 'fantastic performance' shows how far Liverpool have come in such a short time. Surely its only a matter of days before King Kenny gets the permanent manager job which he richly deserves.
When the BBC reporter asked Dalglish after the Fulham result: 'Fifth place with two games left. Surely you must be happy?', Kenny's response was perfect…
'No, I want to be first'