In his second spell in the job after being appointed until the end of the season as Roy Hodgson’s replacement last month, it seems inconceivable that Dalglish will not be in charge beyond the present agreement.
Dalglish maintains that there is no timeline in mind and that no discussions are planned.
“Someone asked me when I came in whether it would affect my relationship with the fans if it didn’t go well,” Dalglish said.
“They felt I might fall out of favour with the supporters. I felt it was the opposite. If I hadn’t have taken it they would have deserved to disown me.
“I’m here to help the football club and if someone asks you to do this job and you say no, how am I helping? That was my take.”
Record signing Andy Carroll, who has been struggling with a thigh problem since moving from Newcastle United, is unlikely to be ready to make his debut at Upton Park, throwing up the chance of him making his first Liverpool appearance against Manchester United a week today.
While Dalglish may, privately at least, be planning for life at Anfield next season, it appears that midfielder Christian Poulsen, who along with Paul Konchesky endured a horrid start to life at Anfield under Hodgson, may move on.
On several occasions, the Dane, who signed a three-year deal after arriving for £4.5 million from Juventus in August, has been jeered as he has been substituted.
A week after he took over, Dalglish claimed that one of his first jobs was to help get the fans behind Poulsen and Konchesky, who has subsequently joined Nottingham Forest on loan.
Although he insists he has had no problem dealing with the situation and that his family are settled on Merseyside – his wife gave birth to a third child, Hugo, last week – he looks likely to consider his options at the end of the campaign.
“My family is really happy here and I’m really happy here,” Poulsen, who remains a keen supporter of Hodgson, said. “I’ve signed for three years but let’s see after this season. It depends on a lot of things but I’m happy to be here and happy at the club.
“There’s good support for the team and it’s understandable that new players that haven’t been here for so long, we don’t have the credit from the start.
“If you get the results all fans will be behind you so I’m relaxed about it.
“In the first days the manager was here he made it very clear that he needed all of the players and he was really open and wants to help every player.
There’s a good atmosphere around the squad and of course it helps to have a coach who is really well supported by the fans.”