As the star of three European Cup wins with Liverpool between 1978 and 1984, Kenny Dalglish knows exactly how difficult it is to maintain success at the very highest level of football. But, even so, Scotland’s greatest-ever player admits to being genuinely stunned at just how speedily Inter Milan’s players have gone from dipping their toes in the pool of sporting immortality to, in Dalglish’s own words, ‘tumbling down the water slide’ to ignominy and crisis. Back in 2010, the Italian giants were crowned Champions League winners, swatting away the mighty Barcelona at the peak of their powers on the road to conquering the continent under Jose Mourinho.
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Inter have gone from European champions to Serie A strugglers
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Celtic face them in last-32 of Europa League on Thursday
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Kenny Dalglish believes there has been a demise at Inter
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