Former footballer and coach of Liverpool Kenny Dalglish received the status of Sir.

The Queen of Great Britain Elizabeth II has appropriated a title of sir to the former player and the trainer of Liverpool Kenny Dalglishu, the official site of club informs..

Note that this title is the highest knightly rank of Great Britain. From now on, the former football player will be called Sir Kenneth Mathison Dalglish.

"I am very grateful that responsible people have made such a decision," said Dalglish. "However, I do not think I deserve such praise as Bill Shankly and Bob Paisley".

"I was lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time, and I would like to dedicate this award to them, because without the standards they set in Celtic and Liverpool, people like me could not prosper".

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