Sir Kenny Dalglish has posted an emotional video of him celebrating Liverpool’s Premier League triumph at Anfield on Sunday.
The Reds guaranteed a first-place finish with a 5-1 victory over Tottenham Hotspur in Arne Slo t’s first season as head coach. Luis Diaz, Alexis Mac Allister, Cody Gakpo and Mohamed Salah were among the goals on a gloriously sunny day on Merseyside, while Spurs’ netted the fifth via an own-goal.
It’s a significant title for Liverpool, which brings it level with Manchester United on 20 top-flight successes. Jamie Carragher referred to it as one of “most celebrated equalisers in Anfield history”, while Gary Neville claimed that there should be “tremors” felt at Old Trafford. Dalglish, a long-time adversary of Sir Alex Ferguson, will have especially enjoyed Sunday’s win.
As a player and manager, he had a hand in nine of those 20 successes but has watched United draw level and then overtake Liverpool since the 1990s. The Reds once held an 18-7 lead.
So understandably, for a man considered Liverpool’s greatest player, “the King”, who has a stand named after, the emotions spilled over at full-time. He posted a video on X of him signing to You’ll Never Walk Alone at Anfield and appeared to be tearing up as the players celebrated on the pitch.
“This is what it means to Liverpool Football Club! #YNWA 20 times! Congratulations to Arne Slot and the boys, you have been brilliant this season. I’m sure there’s a few sore heads this morning,” he wrote alongside the video.
It was a particularly special weekend for the former Scotland forward, who also celebrated Celtic once again being crowned Scottish champions. The 74-year-old, who holds the record for the most Scottish international caps, played over 300 times for Celtic during his playing days, along with the 515 appearances for Liverpool.
So significant is Dalglish in the history of Reds, both he and Steven Gerrard earned special mentions from Jurgen Klopp when the club won its 19th title in 2020.
Dalglish made headlines recently when it was confirmed he and his family will take part in a Family Fortunes-style game show at the Red Weekender, an event being held at Liverpool’s M&S Bank Arena over the final weekend in May, when Liverpool will finally get its hands on the Premier League trophy.
