On this day in 1991, Liverpool legend Kenny Dalglish shocked the world by resigning as the club’s manager.
The Glaswegian was signed by Bob Paisley who paid a British record fee of £440,000 in 1977 to Celtic to secure his services. Dalglish replaced the outgoing Kevin Keegan who joined German Bundesliga club Hamburg that season. Dalglish’s signing coincided with the most successful era in Liverpool’s history as the club went on to win three European Cups and six league titles among other honours with Dalglish one of the key figures in those achievements.
The former Celtic man became Liverpool’s player-manager following Joe Fagan’s departure before the start of the 1985-86 season.