36 Facts About Sir Kenny Dalglish

1. Sir Kenny Dalglish was talking about the Scottish team and said that manager Alex McLeish must be tempted to play "Kieran Tierney.

2. Sir Kenny Dalglish is the latest figure to heap praise on Celtic's Ryan Christie, after his brilliant form over the past few weeks.

3. Sir Kenny Dalglish has slammed Scotland players who have decided not to play for their country.

4. Sir Kenny Dalglish is delighted to see the former Wolverhampton Wanderers and Sunderland striker back in the Scotland national team fold.

5. Sir Kenny Dalglish said he was "humbled" to receive a knighthood for an outstanding football career and supporting Liverpool fans in their darkest hour.

6. Sir Kenny Dalglish says he is 'humbled' to receive a knighthood for his role in supporting the families of Liverpool fans who died at Hillsborough in 1989.

7. Sir Kenny Dalglish receives knighthood for heroics on and off the field.

8. Sir Kenny Dalglish jokes about playing for Liverpool again after receiving his knighthood at Buckingham Palace.

9. Sir Kenny Dalglish jokes about playing for Klopp's Liverpool side.

10. Sir Kenny Dalglish: Now that the authorities have left the door ajar over the Candeias red, others will try to kick it in.

11. On 1 July 2011, Sir Kenny Dalglish was awarded an honorary degree by the University of Ulster, for services to football and charity.

12. Sir Kenny Dalglish often competes in the annual Gary Player Invitational Tournament, a charity golfing event which raises money for children's causes around the world.

13. Sir Kenny Dalglish has participated in a number of events to raise money for the charity, including a replay of the 1986 FA Cup Final.

14. Sir Kenny Dalglish was knighted in 2018, in recognition of his charitable work and support for the Hillsborough families as well as his achievements in football.

15. Sir Kenny Dalglish was awarded an MBE in 1984, and his wife was awarded an MBE in the 2009 New Year Honours list for services to charity.

16. Sir Kenny Dalglish has been married to Marina since 26 November 1974.

17. In October 2013, Sir Kenny Dalglish returned to Liverpool as a non-executive director.

18. On 12 May 2011, Liverpool announced that Sir Kenny Dalglish had been given a three-year contract.

19. On 22 January 2011, Sir Kenny Dalglish led Liverpool to their first win since his return, against Wolves at Molineux.

20. Sir Kenny Dalglish was unhappy with the departure and Celtic's termination of his contract.

21. In January 1997, Sir Kenny Dalglish was appointed manager of Premier League side Newcastle United on a three-and-a-half-year contract, taking over from Kevin Keegan.

22. The title meant that Sir Kenny Dalglish was only the fourth football manager in history to lead two different clubs to top-flight league championships in England, after Tom Watson, Herbert Chapman and Brian Clough.

23. Sir Kenny Dalglish broke a twenty-year silence about the disaster in March 2009, expressing regret that the police and the FA did not consider delaying the kick-off of the match.

24. Sir Kenny Dalglish attended many funerals of the victims—including four in one day.

25. Sir Kenny Dalglish was the manager of Liverpool at the time of the Hillsborough disaster on 15 April 1989.

26. At the end of the season Sir Kenny Dalglish received his third Manager of the Year award.

27. Sir Kenny Dalglish was selected for the 22-man squad travelling to Mexico for the 1986 World Cup, but had to withdraw due to injury.

28. In 1976, Sir Kenny Dalglish scored the winning goal for Scotland at Hampden Park against England, by nutmegging Ray Clemence.

29. Sir Kenny Dalglish was signed to replace Kevin Keegan, and quickly settled into his new club.

30. Sir Kenny Dalglish continued his goalscoring form in the reserves into the next season, scoring 23 goals.

31. Sir Kenny Dalglish got his wish, and became a regular member of the highly rated Celtic reserve team that became known as the Quality Street Gang, due to its having a large number of future Scottish internationals, including Danny McGrain, George Connelly, Lou Macari, and David Hay.

32. In his first season Sir Kenny Dalglish was loaned out to Cumbernauld United, for whom he scored 37 goals.

33. Sir Kenny Dalglish signed a provisional contract with Celtic in May 1967.

34. In October 2013, Sir Kenny Dalglish returned to Anfield as a non-executive director, before having Anfield's Centenary Stand renamed after him in May 2017.

35. In January 2011, Sir Kenny Dalglish returned to Liverpool for a spell as caretaker manager after the dismissal of Roy Hodgson, becoming the permanent manager in May 2011.

36. In January 1997, Sir Kenny Dalglish took over as manager at Newcastle United.