NO manager anywhere in football has had as much influence upon one club as Bill Shankly and Liverpool

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Daily Mirror IconSportFootballThe modern Liverpool is in large part down to him. The brilliant fan base, the flags and banners on the Kop.

You can order your copy of this special edition now, simply click here.You’ll Never Walk Alone, the silverware gleaming in the trophy cabinet: none of that would have happened were it not for the work of Shankly over an extraordinary 15-year period in charge, when he put a rocket under a stagnant, going-nowhere, second-rate Liverpool FC and turned them into the world football superpower they still are today.Even the red strip Liverpool play in was down to Shankly. He introduced it as he felt the colours made his players look “more dominant and intimidating”.From Ron Yeats, through Kevin Keegan, Kenny Dalglish, Ian Rush, Robbie Fowler, Steven Gerrard, Mo Salah and many, many more, Liverpool have produced a plethora of playing greats.

None of their deeds were as legendary as those of Shankly, the pioneer of the modern Liverpool.From the moment he breezed into Anfield in December 1959, through to his shock departure that led to mourning on Merseyside in 1974, Shanks changed everything.This special edition on sale now takes you through everything Shankly achieved – the highs, the lows, the songs, the famous quotes, the controversy, the retirement that stunned everyone – and the sad ending that saw Shankly in effect ostracised from the very club he had built up.In total, Shankly took charge of 784 games, winning three League Championships, two FA Cups, the UEFA Cup and the Second Division title.His statistics, and trophy-winning, are highly impressive, but Bill Shankly and Liverpool FC were about so much more than just that.As this special supplement to celebrate the great man goes on to amply demonstrate.Available to purchase in participating supermarkets, high street retailers and independent newsagents from November 19, 2025. Online purchase excludes postage and packaging.