The former Centenary Stand at Anfield was officially renamed after the Liverpool legend last October, in recognition of his remarkable contribution to the club as a player, manager and guardian on and off the pitch.
But the news of further acknowledgement of Dalglish’s services to football, in the form of a knighthood in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list, came in June.
So, an addition to the signage at the top of the Kenny Dalglish Stand was required – and the man himself, along with some of his family, saw it up close before kick-off against West Ham United.