LONDON — Different manager, same old results.

If Kenny Dalglish had any doubts about the size of the task he faces in his second coming as Liverpool manager, the 2-1 defeat at Blackpool coming three days after the 1-0 loss at Manchester United would have made him realize the problems are bigger than they seemed from his previous role as ambassador.

It was the 2-1 defeat at Anfield in October that prompted the first public show of dissent against Roy Hodgson, who was sacked when new owner John W. Henry gave the fans what they wanted — Dalglish.