Liverpool great Sir Kenny Dalglish has tested positive for coronavirus but “remains asymptomatic”, his family have said in a statement.
The 69-year-old was admitted to hospital on Wednesday for treatment of an infection which required intravenous antibiotics.
He went on to lead the Reds to three First Division titles as manager and oversaw Blackburn’s Premier League triumph in 1994/95.
Dalglish also coached Newcastle and had a caretaker stint at the Celtic helm, before returning to the Reds as manager between January 2011 and May 2012 – a period in which he lifted the League Cup.
He is now non-executive board director at Anfield, where the Centenary Stand was renamed in his honour three years ago.
