Source: ABC News

Kenny Dalglish has returned to Liverpool in a coaching and ambassadorial role, the Premier League club said.Widely regarded as the club's greatest player, the 58-year-old Dalglish will take on a senior role at the academy and also work with the commercial department.

"In our very first meeting (manager) Rafa (Benitez) and I agreed that we wanted to try and bring Kenny back to the club to help Rafa really drive forward our academy which is at the heart of our plans for the future," Liverpool managing director Christian Purslow said.

"We are delighted he has agreed to join us and I am sure he will be very successful in his new role back at the club."

As a player Dalglish won six League titles and three European Cups with Liverpool and after taking over as manager in 1985 he steered the club to its first domestic double in 1986.

-Reuters