Kenny: City must put up or shut up

KENNY DALGLISH has told Manchester City to put up or shut up.

Liverpool have denied City claims that the Merseysiders wanted to swap Andy Carroll for Carlos Tevez.

Dalglish refuses to comment on the speculation while £35million striker Carroll himself is determined to prove he can become a Kop hero.

Yet manager Dalglish took a swipe at City. He said: "We're not going to get involved in justifying what people are saying. Get them to justify it, not us.

"We're not talking about any specific incident, but if you are going to do business in any way shape or form, you don't need to disclose it until it's done.

"As (chairman) Tom Werner said, there's no point letting the facts get in the way of a good story, when he was talking about Stewart Downing being bought from a clip off YouTube. Do us a favour."

Dalglish says there will not be any transfers involving Liverpool before the window shuts tonight.

Dalglish, preparing for tonight's trip to Wolves, added: "Nothing is happening and we don't anticipate it to.

"Last year was a bit manic but there'll be nothing this time."

Carroll's future has been in the spotlight twice now in his 12 months at Anfield after also being linked with a return to Newcastle.

But Dalglish does not think it will affect the Geordie's confidence.

He insisted: "We don't have any problems with any of the players because they are all going nowhere.

"Andy has said he is very happy here and doesn't regret coming.

"That's the best reference you can get, but for some reason the focus always seems to be on the big fella."

LIVERPOOL LIKELY LINE-UP: Reina; Johnson, Skrtel, Agger, Enrique; Henderson, Spearing, Adam, Downing; Bellamy, Carroll.