Mr Liverpool, Ronnie Moran, leaves lasting legacy at Anfield

Mr Liverpool. There could not have been a more apt title for Ronnie Moran’s recently-released biography.

Moran, right, who has died at the age of 83, spent almost half a century at the club as a player, coach and occasional manager.

He was an integral part of Liverpool’s famed Boot Room, where he joined some of the world’s greatest footballing minds in creating an ethos which was to define the Anfield club.

Moran’s approach to football throughout his 16 years as a player, during which he made 379 appearances and won two league titles and an FA Cup, did not go unnoticed by Bill Shankly and the canny Scot was quick to bring Moran on to his coaching staff when his playing days were over.