A look at memorable moments in career of Sir Kenny Dalglish as he turns 70

Sir Kenny Dalglish celebrates his 70th birthday on Thursday, March 4.

Here, the PA news agency looks at a few of his memorable moments on and off the football field.

Signs for Liverpool (1977)

Kenny Dalglish and Bob Paisley enter Anfield
Liverpool manager Bob Paisley signed Dalglish from Celtic for £400,000 (Credit: PA)

Wins first European Cup (1978)

Kenny Dalglish chips the ball over Brugge goalkeeper Birigir Jensen
Dalglish beats Brugge goalkeeper Birgir Jensen to score the only goal of the 1978 European Cup final (PA)

Wins League and Cup double in first season as player-manager (1986)

Kenny Dalglish volleys home a shot against Chelsea
Dalglish scores the winning goal to clinch the league title at Chelsea a week before their FA Cup final victory over Everton wrapped up the double

Hillsborough disaster (1989)

Kenny Dalglish, wife Marina and daughter Kelly at a memorial service for the victims of the Hillsborough Disaster inside Liverpool's Anglican Cathedral.
Dalglish and his wife Marina attended numerous funerals after the Hillsborough disaster

Wins Premier League as Blackburn manager (1995)

Knighted by the Prince of Wales (2018)

Kenny Dalglish kneels to be knighted by the Prince of Wales at Buckingham Palace.
Dalglish was knighted by the Prince of Wales at Buckingham Palace (PA)

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