Football legend Sir Kenny Dalglish reveals he has cancer

Football legend Sir Kenny Dalglish has revealed he has cancer.

The former Liverpool and Scotland star announced he was undergoing treatment in a post to his Instagram followers.

He said he had previously shared an "inadvertent social media post" indicating his diagnosis, blaming his "useless technology skills", and asked for privacy.

Dalglish wrote: "As my inadvertent social media post has indicated, I am currently undergoing treatment for cancer.

"Unlike my mobile phone use, the treatment is going well.

"Ideally, this would have remained private because that's the way it should be, but my useless technology skills have forced my hand.

"I did not mean to make this matter public so I would appreciate it if the privacy of my family and myself are respected.

"As ever, thank you to the wonderful medical staff who have shown incredible care and discretion, not just for me but for many, many others. They are a credit to themselves."

In a response, Liverpool FC posted a message saying: "We are all with you, Sir Kenny."

Three more recent Liverpool greats, Steven Gerrard, Robbie Fowler and Jamie Carragher, also commented on Dalglish's post, all saying they were sending their love.

Andy Robertson, who is leaving the club this summer, and former captain Jordan Henderson, posted heart emojis.

Ex-England captain and Match Of The Day pundit Alan Shearer added: "Everyone is with you, Kenny."

Sir Kenny's son Paul, a former footballer himself, wrote: "Love you Dad. You got this."

Former Liverpool players, Lucas Leiva and Sander Westerveld, responded to the post, with Leiva simply posting a series of heart emojis.

Westerveld wrote "YNWA", a reference to the Liverpool anthem You'll Never Walk Alone, which featured in many of the comments.

Dalglish scored 172 goals for Liverpool in 13 ⁠seasons as a player, winning ​six league titles and three ​European Cups during the club's glory years.

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He later took charge as ⁠manager, guiding the team to three league titles and two FA Cups ⁠in the 1980s.

He made 320 appearances for Celtic before moving to Anfield in 1977, scoring 167 goals and played 102 times for Scotland.

Dalglish was knighted in 2018 for his services to football, charity, and the city of Liverpool.

Kevin Keegan, ​another prolific former Liverpool forward, whom Dalglish was signed to replace, revealed ​on Monday that he has stage four cancer.

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