Alan Hansen has given an update on his health after being hospitalised last summer. The legendary Liverpool and Scotland defender, 70, fell ill last year and was hospitalised but was discharged in late June 2024.

He returned to enjoying regular activities, such as golf, shortly after and this summer he presented Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk with the Premier League title at Anfield. Hansen himself was the last Reds captain to lift a league title in front of fans at Anfield in the 1989/90 season.

Hansen spoke to the ECHO at Odeon Liverpool ONE for the city's screening of a new documentary about Kenny Dalglish, his former teammate and manager. Regarding his health, he told the ECHO: "I'm great. It was last June; it was touch and go and I recovered really quickly - I got the all clear about six months ago. So I'm fine, absolutely great."

The former centre half also said he appreciated people in Liverpool asking after him and telling him he looked well. When asked what the city of Liverpool means to him, he said: "Liverpool means everything. When I was walking here...