Liverpool great Kenny Dalglish was awarded a knighthood in the Queen’s birthday honours list that was announced on Friday.
Dalglish, 67, won three European Cups and six league titles as a Liverpool player and then managed the club in two spells.
He secured three league titles as manager, including a league and cup double in 1986 and was the first person to ever achieve that feat as a player/manager.
He was also recognised for his work in supporting the victims of the Hillsborough stadium disaster.
Dalglish said: “Obviously it was for others with more education and knowledge than myself to decide whether or not I deserved a knighthood…
“…And it goes without saying that I am hugely grateful to them for the decision that they have made,” Dalglish said on Liverpool’s website.
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