Kenny Dalglish believes he has disposed of Liverpool’s image of being over-reliant on certain players

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Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish believes that he has been successful in changing the club’s over-reliance on some players.

In past seasons the Reds appeared to be heavily reliant on the performances of either skipper Steven Gerrard or striker Fernando Torres – who has since made a move to Chelsea.

But the recent rise of the Merseyside outfit has seen them do it without the Spaniard, while the England international has been injured for a significant portion of the campaign under the former Celtic boss.

During the Scot’s reign, the Reds have gone up from a mid-table position to sixth place in the table, one point behind Tottenham Hotspur in fifth.

And Dalglish reckons he has managed to help the club shake off the tag of being a two-man team.

“The more options you have, the better it is for everyone,” he said, according to The Mirror.

“In any team you are going to have players who shine more than others. Successful teams are the ones with the greatest number of options going forward. It is great credit to them and the confidence and belief they have in ­themselves. They have built that up themselves with their results.

“Where you get your ammunition from doesn’t really matter, but the more choices you have, the stronger you are going to be.

“Results give you belief. If you can’t believe in each other on the pitch then you are going to have a problem.

“Everyone feeds off the success of the team. Different people get a lift in different ways, and not everyone can score a goal.”

The Reds boss also hailed his fringe players for putting forth a positive attitude despite not playing regularly for the club.

Dalglish added: “The most ­important thing is the players who aren’t playing and how they react. It’s easy to enjoy training when you are playing every week and getting results.

“The hard part is for those not playing as often as they would be at other clubs. When they come in with a positive attitude it lifts the whole place.”