BREAKING: Liverpool legend Ian Rush recovering after 'being rushed to hospital'

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Liverpool legend Ian Rush recovering after 'being rushed to hospital'Liverpool hero Ian Rush, 64, is recovering in hospital after being rushed in last week due to struggles breathing with what is thought to be 'superflu'Ian Rush is said to be recovering wellIan Rush is reportedly recovering having been rushed into hospital last week with difficulty breathing. The 64-year-old former Liverpool striker was admitted to the Countess of Chester, according to the Daily Mail.

Flu has been causing chaos at hospitals across the country, with an average of 2,660 patients per day being admitted in England last week – the highest ever for this time of year and up 55 per cent on the week before. "This unprecedented wave of super flu is leaving the NHS facing a worst-case scenario for this time of year," Professor Meghana Pandit, national medical director at the NHS, told BBC News this week.

"The numbers of patients in hospital with flu is extremely high for this time of year. Even worse, it continues to rise and the peak is not in sight yet, so the NHS faces an extremely challenging few weeks ahead." There will be more to follow on this breaking news story and Mirror Sport will bring you the very latest updates, pictures and video as soon as possible.