Ian Rush recovering in hospital after being admitted to intensive care with flu

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Ian Rush, the former Liverpool and Wales striker, is recovering in hospital after being admitted to intensive care with flu.Rush was taken to the Countess of Chester Hospital last week after suffering breathing difficulties and spent two days in intensive care. The 64-year-old, who is an ambassador for Liverpool FC, has responded to treatment but remains in hospital.A spokesperson for the Premier League club said: “Everyone at Liverpool wishes [Ian] a speedy recovery,” and thanked the hospital for “providing the best care possible for our legend and ambassador of the club”.Rush is Liverpool’s all-time record men’s goalscorer, registering 346 goals in 660 appearances across two spells with the club.

He won five First Division titles and two European Cups at Anfield after signing as a teenager from Chester in 1980, for a £300,000 fee.Ian Rush celebrates a goal for Liverpool with teammate Kenny Dalglish in 1986. Rush moved to Leeds United in 1996 and also played for Newcastle, Sheffield United, Wrexham and Sydney Olympic in his later career.Rush also won 73 caps for Wales, winning his first cap just before he joined Liverpool in 1980.

He was their leading men’s scorer with 28 goals until that record was overtaken by Gareth Bale in 2018.After hanging up his boots in 2000, Rush moved into management and had an eight-month spell in charge of Chester. He was awarded an MBE in 1996, and regularly attends matches at Anfield in his current role as a club ambassador.NHS figures published on Thursday showed that flu cases in England are at a record level for the time of year, after jumping 55% in a week to an average 2,660 patients in hospital each day last week.