King Kenny’s British Regime

Kenny Dalglish has been spending big bucks in the 2011 summer transfer market and has so far spent over £50 million on bringing in British players.

It’s about time Liverpool started splashing the cash and renovating a squad full of dead wood accumulated from previous management. Having previously been frustrating watching Liverpool settle for mediocre European players to pad out the squad, frightened to make big investments, it seems the new owners Fenway Sports Group have kept their promise and are pumping money into the transfer fund.

Liverpool’s new management, a combined trio of Kop legend Dalglish at the helm, with the experience of first team coaches Steve Clarke and the newest addition Kevin Keen, have opted to revitalise their squad with the signings of no less than three British players.

It may be a case of out with the old and in with the new as Dalglish has signed three midfielders, in youngster Jordan Henderson, Scotsman Charlie Adam and creative winger Stuart Downing, who were all key players for their clubs last season. With Andy Carroll having joined in January, Liverpool can now field a strong starting eleven with ten good Brits and a Spaniard, in goalkeeper Pepe Reina.

To see more than four British players starting for a Premier League team is somewhat of a rarity these days and Dalglish is certainly putting his stamp on the Liverpool team. Not that Liverpool would start with this team in an important fixture; the option is always there, which is good to see in a big team. What's more is Manchester United striker, Wayne Rooney, has conceded that Liverpool's 'buy British' policy and new management has made them a real threat once again and believes Dalglish's men will be a major contender for the title.

My British Liverpool team (and Reina, in goal) would look something like this:

Johnson, Wilson, Carragher, Kelly

Downing, Henderson, Adam, Cole

         Gerrard

         Carroll

With British subs: Shelvey, Robinson, Flanagan, Spearing, Coady, Wisdom

My Liverpool team with all the current players available would be:

Reina,

Johnson, Carragher, Agger, Insua (New left back coming)

            Gerrard Lucas, Adam,

                                             Downing, Carroll, Suarez

Subs: Doni, Skrtel, Kelly, Meireles, Henderson, Maxi, Kuyt, (Another striker needed)