Liverpool fans want to grant Sven-Goran Eriksson’s dying wish after he reveals cancer fight and ‘at best a year to live’
LIVERPOOL fans want the club to allow Sven-Goran Eriksson to manage their side in a charity game as he battles cancer.
The former England boss, 75, confirmed earlier this week that he is terminally ill and has one year to live “at best”.
The Swede, much like his father, is a life-long Liverpool supporter.
And while he coached the likes of Fiorentina, Benfica, Lazio, Manchester City and Leicester, he never got the opportunity to take charge at Anfield.
Now the Reds faithful are calling on Liverpool chiefs to make it happen in March.
An LFC Legends side will face Ajax in a charity match at Anfield on March 23.
The game is a way of raising funds for the LFC Foundation – which looks after children and young people.
And high-profile supporters of the club have come up with the idea of Eriksson managing Liverpool for the fixture.
YouTuber and Liverpool fan Douglas Horne posted on Twitter, saying: “Let’s get Sven to manage the Liverpool legends v Ajax, one last dream for him.”
Anfield Wrap podcast host John Gibbons responded by telling Sky News: “I think people would think it a lovely thing.
“He’s a popular person, but knowing that he’s got this dream of being a Liverpool manager all this time just kind of hit home for those Liverpool fans even more really.”
Speaking directly to Eriksson, Gibbons then added: “It’s always nice to have one more of us so welcome to the Liverpool family and of course to his father as well.
“We’d love to see you fulfil your dream and your dad’s dream to see you manage Liverpool in this legends game.
“So if we can help you try and make that happen, that would be fantastic.
“But if not there is a space on the Kop next to me.
“If you’d like to come and watch a game as well you would always be more than welcome at Anfield.”
And other Liverpool supporters reacted on social media, with one saying: “LFC let’s make this happen. To make a dying man’s wish has Liverpool’s name written all over it.”
While another replied: “Let’s all together show the true meaning of #YNWA and make Sven’s dream come true, by having him as the #LFC manager in the legends game against Ajax!”
Eriksson was England’s manager during the famous Golden Generation, taking charge from 2001 to 2006.
He took the Three Lions to the quarter-finals of two World Cups and a European Championship.