Liverpool to honour legendary boss Shankly's 50th Anfield anniversary

14 December 2009 10:34
Liverpool will use Wednesday's home match against Wigan to commemorate the 50thanniversary of legendary manager Bill Shankly taking over at the club. [LNB]Today marks the date when the fearsome Scot officially began work as Redsboss. [LNB]And with the match against the Latics the nearest Anfield fixture to the 50thanniversary of Shankly's first game in charge - a 4-0 home defeat by Cardiff onDecember 19, 1959 - the club will mark the occasion.[LNB] Legend: Ex-Liverpool manager Bill Shankly[LNB]It is expected that members of Shankly's family and former players will beinvited to the game, with a host of famous names expected to be involved in aceremony on the pitch. [LNB]Current manager Rafael Benitez and a host of ex-players have spoken of theiradmiration for Shankly, who signed the likes of Ian St John, Ron Yeats, RayClemence, John Toshack and Kevin Keegan.[LNB] Shattered Liverpool will get their confidence back insists Arsenal boss Arsenal Wenger Martin Samuel: Rafael Benitez - you are lucky to have won more than Graeme Souness at LiverpoolLiverpool 1 Arsenal 2: Rafa fails to make cut! Like Woods, it gets worseLIVERPOOL FC

Source: Daily_Mail