Kenny Dalglish insists that Liverpool will not play their FA Cup semi-final on 15 April.

Since the Hillsborough disaster the Reds have not been involved with a game on the date, which is wholly reserved for paying respects to the 96 who died as a result of the tragedy.

This year the 15 April falls on a weekend and the scheduled date for the cup's next phase.

A last four meeting with Everton or Sunderland is set for Wembley Stadium but the Liverpool boss says this can only happen on Saturday 14 April.

Speaking after the quarter-final victory over Stoke City Dalglish, who was in charge of team affairs when the tragedy occurred, was adamant over his stance.

He said: "We won't play on the 15th. The FA and UEFA have always been exemplary and very supportive, and that's great credit to them, so I don't think it's even worth a line in a paper that we might play on the 15th because we won't.

"We've never played on the 15th before, have we? So there you are. Why would they change now?"