The 96 victims of the Hillsborough disaster and ex-Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish have been awarded the freedom of Liverpool.
Scrolls bearing the name of each victim were presented to their families during a ceremony last night along with a medal to denote the city’s “highest honour”.
Dalglish’s wife Marina was also honoured, as were the former Bishop of Liverpool, and Prof Phil Scraton.
Their medals were presented during a ceremony at St George’s Hall.
In April, an inquest jury found that the fans who died as a result of a crush at the 1989 FA Cup game in Sheffield were unlawfully killed.
Mr Dalglish, who was manager at the time of the tragedy, ensured the club was represented at the fans’ funerals and, along with his wife, helped support the bereaved families.
He said: “We only did for the families what they did for us – support us.”