‘Please god’ – Graeme Souness offers emotional plea for friend and Liverpool legend Alan Hansen

Graeme Souness has sent a heart-warming message to Liverpool legend Alan Hansen as the Scot remains in hospital.

Hansen was taken into hospital last week and remains seriously unwell. He has received a number of messages of support since with many in the footballing world sending their own tributes.

In 14 years at Anfield, the 69-year-old won every major honour available to him. During his time at the Reds, he made over 600 appearances as a colossal member of the backline at Anfield.

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Earlier this week, Liverpool sent a poignant message to the Scot on his birthday. Taking to X, formerly Twitter, the club said: "We're all thinking of Alan and his family on his 69th birthday."

On Friday, ahead of Scotland's opening Euro 2024 game with Germany, Souness provided an emotional tribute to talkSPORT. He said: "He's not a colleague, he's a good friend. When people become ill, people always talk about how much of a great guy there that person was.

"I'm telling you now, he's a real human being. It's hard to find a bad word about him. He's a rascal when it comes to humour, he was very smart with that.

"I, like every person who comes across him or listened to him on the television, say a little prayer for him. He is one of life's good guys. Please god, we're all saying a prayer for him that he gets through this.

"I spoke to his wife, Janet, a couple of days ago and you can imagine what state she's in. I'm telling you, he is one of the best guys you've ever met. A proper, proper human being.