Former Liverpool striker Robbie Fowler has spoken fondly of the 'brilliant' Ronnie Moran's 'old-school tough love' coaching style - the kind of approach he feels is sadly lacking in the game nowadays.
Moran, who died on Wednesday at the age of 83, served the Reds for a total of 49 years in various capacities and was on the coaching staff when Fowler made his first-team breakthrough at the club in the 1990s.
Moran had a reputation as a tough disciplinarian on the training ground, a kind of 'sergeant major' figure.
And, paying tribute to him at a media event ahead of Saturday's Liverpool FC Foundation Legends Charity Match at Anfield, Fowler said: 'First and foremost he was a good coach.