Kenny Dalglish: 'Oldham Athletic win was flattering'

Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish has described the 5-1 scoreline of his side's FA Cup third round win against Oldham Athletic as "flattering".

Robbie Simpson gave the League One side the lead before goals from Craig Bellamy, Steven Gerrard, Jonjo Shelvey, Andy Carroll and Stewart Downing sealed the win.

"The scoreline is a bit flattering really," said Dalglish. "Oldham did their club and their manager proud.

"They created one or two threatening situations for themselves, especially in the first half, so getting back as quickly as we did with the equaliser helped us.

"But the scoreline does not reflect the distance between the two teams on that performance."

The victory means that striker Luis Suarez will now be eligible to return from his eight-match ban against Tottenham Hotspur at Anfield on Monday, February 6.