Former Liverpool player and manager Kenny Dalglish has tested positive for coronavirus while in hospital. The football legend is currently in hospital but is showing no symptoms, his family have announced in a statement.
The 69-year-old former Celtic, Liverpool and Scotland player was admitted to hospital on Wednesday for a “treatment of an infection which required intravenous antibiotics”.
In a statement, Premier League leaders Liverpool said: “In keeping with current procedures, he was subsequently tested for COVID-19 despite having previously displayed no symptoms of the illness. "Unexpectedly, the test result was positive but he remains asymptomatic. “Prior to his admission to hospital, Sir Kenny had chosen to voluntarily self isolate