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

Liverpool will use Wednesday's home match against Wigan to commemorate the 50thanniversary of legendary manager Bill Shankly taking over at the club. Today marks the date when the fearsome Scot officially began work as Redsboss. 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. Legend: Ex-Liverpool manager Bill ShanklyIt 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. 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. 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

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