the Family of Kenny Dalglish reports that he is in the hospital, but do not show symptoms of the disease.

Liverpool legend Kenny Dalglish has tested positive for the coronavirus and is in the hospital.

It informs his family Friday in a statement, writes the BBC.

The 69-year-old scot, who in his heyday on the field was a målfarlig attacker, however, show no symptoms of the disease.

Kenny Dalglish checked into the hospital Wednesday to be treated for an infection, which required intravenous medication. A rutinetjek for coronavirus proved to be positive.

– the test Results turned out unexpectedly to be positive, but he has no symptoms, says the family.

Kenny Dalglish was born in Glasgow and began his career in storklubben Celtic, before in 1977 he moved to Liverpool, where he through 13 seasons achieved legend status.

In 2011 he was appointed manager of Liverpool, where he replaced Roy Hodgson after a bad start to the season. Dalglish managed to sit on the trænerbænken in a year and a half before the management chose to switch him out in the summer of 2012.

Liverpool is with Jürgen Klopp as a manager at the moment on the way to winning the first league title in 30 years. The Premier League is, however, currently suspended because of coronakrisen.

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