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When did Dalglish play with Liverpool?
After the Heysel Stadium disaster in 1985 and Joe Fagan's subsequent resignation as manager, Dalglish became player-manager of Liverpool.
How did the team do in under Dalglish?
In his first season in charge in 1985-86, he guided the club to its first "double".
Liverpool achieved this by winning the League Championship by two points over Everton.
Did he come back for the 86-87 team?
The 1986-87 season was trophyless for Liverpool.
They lost 2-1 to Arsenal in the League Cup final at Wembley.
Before the 1987-88 season, Dalglish signed two new players.
Who did he sign?
striker Peter Beardsley from Newcastle and winger John Barnes from Watford.
He had already purchased goalscorer John Aldridge from Oxford United.

Question: Did the team play well with the new players?
Self-contained rewrite: Did the Liverpool play well with Peter Beardsley and John Barnes?