Kenny Dalglish is more concerned with Liverpool's future than preventing rivals Manchester United securing a record-breaking 19th championship. Dalglish was the manager to bring the last of their 18 league championships - then Division One - to Anfield in 1990.
United have since dominated the top spot whilst Liverpool have had success in Europe but toiled in the league to regain their previous lustre.
The teams meet for the third time this season at Anfield on Sunday with Liverpool having lost both previous encounters, in the league and FA Cup, by the odd goal at Old Trafford.
"We want to help ourselves first. If we help ourselves and it hinders somebody else then that's not our problem, that's theirs," said the Scot, who turns 60 on Friday.
"As we always say, you can control an awful lot of your own destiny and not someone else's.
"If we concentrate on ourselves and prepare as well as we can, then whatever eventualities come from that, fine.
"If we get a result on Sunday it is more helpful to us than it is harmful to them.
"It never does anyone any harm to win a game. Obviously the three points would be very welcome.
"What they would bring for ourselves and the future, we just don't know."
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