Anfield greats Graeme Souness and Peter Beardsley have been inducted into the National Football Museum's Hall of Fame.
The pair join clubmates Bill Shankly, Kenny Dalglish, John Barnes, Alan Hansen, Ian Rush, Roger Hunt, Kevin Keegan and Bob Paisley on the list of legends.
Souness was one of the guests of honour at a glitzy ceremony at Old Trafford on Thursday night, though Beardsley had to pull out through illness.
"Obviously I'm delighted. To be mentioned in the same breath as some of the people in the Hall of Fame is a great honour," Souness told Liverpoolfc.tv.
This year's other inductees included Mark Hughes, Glenn Hoddle, Dennis Bergkamp, Terry Venables and Nobby Stiles.
Asked if some more of his old teammates deserved to be in there, Souness joked: "Maybe some of them would think that!
"But no, Liverpool has had so many great players and ultimately there will be more in there."
The National Football Museum in Preston started its Hall of Fame in 2002, with 86 greats inducted so far.
The selection panel includes Gordon Banks, Sir Trevor Brooking, Sir Alex Ferguson, Sir Bobby Charlton, Jack Charlton, Mark Lawrenson and Gary Lineker.
So who out of the current lot does Souness believe could one day make it into the who's who of soccer greats?
"The obvious one is Steven Gerrard," said the man who made 358 appearances during six years at Anfield.
"I'm also a great fan of Xabi Alonso. There's a lot of young players who are only going to get better and Fernando Torres could well be a candidate in a few years' time."
Some have described Gerrard as a modern day Souness, but the humble Scot is having none of it.
"He doesn't remind me of myself at all," the Kop idol smiled. "He can run faster and further than I ever could!"
Next up for Liverpool is a trip to St James's Park to face Newcastle, but despite spells at both clubs, Souness dismisses the notion he'll be torn.
"Oh, my loyalties lie with Liverpool. Look, the reason I'm in this Hall of Fame is because of Liverpool. I had a lot of good years there and deep down I'm still a Liverpool fan – and so are my kids."
On how he sees the game going, the former Reds boss added: "Liverpool are on a roll and I think the confidence the Besiktas victory gave them will carry them forward. It certainly did against Fulham when they were 0-0 for a long time but kept going.
"I also think they'll go through to the second round of the Champions League. I think what they did to Besiktas will help carry them through against Porto at home and Marseille away."
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The pair join clubmates Bill Shankly, Kenny Dalglish, John Barnes, Alan Hansen, Ian Rush, Roger Hunt, Kevin Keegan and Bob Paisley on the list of legends.
Souness was one of the guests of honour at a glitzy ceremony at Old Trafford on Thursday night, though Beardsley had to pull out through illness.
"Obviously I'm delighted. To be mentioned in the same breath as some of the people in the Hall of Fame is a great honour," Souness told Liverpoolfc.tv.
This year's other inductees included Mark Hughes, Glenn Hoddle, Dennis Bergkamp, Terry Venables and Nobby Stiles.
Asked if some more of his old teammates deserved to be in there, Souness joked: "Maybe some of them would think that!
"But no, Liverpool has had so many great players and ultimately there will be more in there."
The National Football Museum in Preston started its Hall of Fame in 2002, with 86 greats inducted so far.
The selection panel includes Gordon Banks, Sir Trevor Brooking, Sir Alex Ferguson, Sir Bobby Charlton, Jack Charlton, Mark Lawrenson and Gary Lineker.
So who out of the current lot does Souness believe could one day make it into the who's who of soccer greats?
"The obvious one is Steven Gerrard," said the man who made 358 appearances during six years at Anfield.
"I'm also a great fan of Xabi Alonso. There's a lot of young players who are only going to get better and Fernando Torres could well be a candidate in a few years' time."
Some have described Gerrard as a modern day Souness, but the humble Scot is having none of it.
"He doesn't remind me of myself at all," the Kop idol smiled. "He can run faster and further than I ever could!"
Next up for Liverpool is a trip to St James's Park to face Newcastle, but despite spells at both clubs, Souness dismisses the notion he'll be torn.
"Oh, my loyalties lie with Liverpool. Look, the reason I'm in this Hall of Fame is because of Liverpool. I had a lot of good years there and deep down I'm still a Liverpool fan – and so are my kids."
On how he sees the game going, the former Reds boss added: "Liverpool are on a roll and I think the confidence the Besiktas victory gave them will carry them forward. It certainly did against Fulham when they were 0-0 for a long time but kept going.
"I also think they'll go through to the second round of the Champions League. I think what they did to Besiktas will help carry them through against Porto at home and Marseille away."
http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/drill...71116-1131.htm
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