Kenny Dalglish has been knighted in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list.
Dalglish received the accolade in recognition of his contribution to football, notably with Liverpool as an iconic player and trophy-winning manager.
The knighthood also acknowledges the 67-year-old’s supports of families affected by the Hillsborough disaster, where 96 football fans lost their lives.
He has also helped raise over £10 million for the Marina Dalglish Appeal, which has improved cancer care across Merseyside.
“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,” said Dalglish.
“All I can say is that from my own point of view I am definitely no more deserving of an accolade like this than Jock Stein, Bill Shankly and Bob Paisley were.
“I am just fortunate enough to be in the right place at the right time and I would like to dedicate this honour to them because without the standards that they set at Glasgow Celtic and Liverpool, individuals like myself would not have been able to thrive as much as we did.”
Dalglish guided Liverpool to an historic league and FA Cup double as player-manager during his first season in charge and won a further two titles.
He went on to lift the Premier League title with Blackburn Rovers in 1995, fittingly at his former Anfield stomping ground on the final day of the season.