Liverpool continues to keep Alan Hansen in its thoughts, after the club confirmed on Sunday that he was 'seriously ill' in hospital.

He has previously revealed that he loved working with former Liverpool defender Hansen — whom he believes blazed a trail for modern pundits like Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville.

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"He was probably the first person that went down the more analytic route, a path now followed by so many," reflected Lineker on the Match of the Day podcast last year.

He used to shuffle his feet on the floor."

Hansen never let on as much at the time, but admitted in 2016 that nerves used to plague him ahead of media appearances.

"There was no training, it was sink or swim," Hansen said.

Lineker responded to the news about Hansen on social media platform X.

All of our thoughts are with Hansen and his family and friends at this time.

Ahead of his time as a player, where he made a name for himself as a truly ball-playing center-back, Hansen was also ahead of his time during his days as a pundit with his analysis