KENNY Dalglish’s return to Anfield will be terrific for everyone associated with Liverpool FC, the only thing is it should have been done 10 years ago.

Dalglish can offer so much in so many different ways for Liverpool and if you’re looking for a blueprint of the kind of job description he can fill at Anfield then look no further than the ambassadorial role Sir Bobby Charlton fulfils for Manchester United.

Basically, Dalglish is ‘Mr Liverpool’ and I can’t see where the club can go wrong with this appointment.

While he won’t be working with the first team squad on a regular basis, his talents can be put to use in many various capacities.

If you want to send somebody scouting to South America or off to Asia for a promotional trip or you need a father figure to mentor the youngsters coming through Liverpool’s Academy then Dalglish is your man.

What you find very quickly with him is that he’s an honest, trustworthy man.

He’ll look after the kids coming through the gates at Kirkby and Melwood but he’ll give it to them straight.

He’s not going to tell anybody that they’re going to be this or that or give any guarantees that they’ll become a star in Benitez’s team but he’ll let them know that they’ll be well looked after.

Dalglish’s return is of course part of a major overhaul of the club’s Academy that Benitez is trying to implement.