Fulham v Liverpool. Venue:Craven Cottage Kick-off:Tonight, 8pm On TV:Sky Sports 1

KENNY DALGLISH has described Liverpool as a “work in progress” and pinned their impressive away form on the good fortune he claims has been lacking at Anfield.

Liverpool will equal a club-record seventh successive away win in all competitions should they triumph at Fulham tonight, a feat last achieved in 1988, and they are high on confidence after two wins at Chelsea and an encouraging display against Manchester City.

Liverpool won only one game away in the league under Roy Hodgson in the first half of last season, but Dalglish, who has collected more points away from home than at Anfield this term, attributes the transformation to little more than luck.

“We haven’t got the result our performances have deserved at Anfield,” he said. “But away from home, maybe we’ve had at times that little bit of luck that helps you go over the line.”

His assessment is in line with his attempts to keep perspective on Liverpool’s run. He denied the 1-1 draw with City represented a positive result for a club with Champions League ambitions, insisting improvement was required.

“We are still a work in progress. . . We have to remember how we got those rewards – by working for each other and playing for each other.”

Liverpool produced arguably their best away performance since Dalglish’s return at Craven Cottage last season, a 5-2 win that included a Maxi Rodriguez hat-trick .

The Argentina international also scored in the recent league and League Cup wins at Chelsea, but has frequently been overlooked for a starting role this season.

“I’m tempted to play Maxi in every game. He has a fantastic recent goalscoring record,” Dalglish said. “He is an intelligent footballer and he must have been some player five years ago when he was in his prime . . . He’s just an intelligent footballer who understands the game on and off the pitch.”

Guardian Service