Kenny meets with refs chief

Liverpool Manager Kenny Dalglish yesterday met with Mike Riley, General Manager of Professional Game Match Officials Ltd, at the Club's Melwood training ground.

Following the meeting, the Reds boss said: "It was good to see Mike and we had an extremely informative and amicable discussion, which has given us all a better understanding of how things operate.    

"It's our job to best represent the Club and protect its interests, but we have the utmost respect for the job referees do and have never wanted or asked for any form of preferential treatment, simply a level playing field for everyone.   

"We will continue to conduct ourselves in a dignified and respectful manner at all times. 

"From our perspective it was certainly worthwhile sitting down together and maybe it's something that should happen more often."