Scots football legend Kenny Dalglish has received his knighthood at Buckingham Palace.

The sporting icon was honoured for his services to football, charity and the city of Liverpool, especially for his work with the families of the Hillsborough disaster.

The 67-year-old was knighted by Prince Charles at the palace on Friday morning.

Speaking after the ceremony, Sir Kenny paid tribute to the Hillsborough families.

He said: "They were fantastically supportive of the football club and at that instance it was important for us to turn supporter.

"They needed a bit of help, we wanted to help them, and I'm sure they would have done the same for us - I think that's what life is all about."

He said he felt humbled to be dubbed a knight during the investiture ceremony.

He said: "You feel humble. When you start off in your life, what do you want? You just want to play football.

"And when you play football, what do you want to do? You want to try and be successful, be a professional footballer, try and win something."

Sir Kenny enjoyed a glittering career with Celtic and Liverpool, where he won six league titles and three European Cups.

The striker also made a record 102 international appearances for Scotland.

He went on to become successful manager and his honours at Liverpool, included three league titles and two FA Cups.

This included the first ever league and cup double by a player/manager in season 1985/86.

Sir Kenny led the club through its darkest hour, the 1989 Hillsborough tragedy, and supported the families during their long quest for justice.

He later steered Blackburn Rovers to the Premier League title, won the League Cup during a brief stint as Celtic boss and managed Newcastle United.

The ex-footballer and his wife, Marina, have also helped raise millions of pounds for cancer treatment through the Marina Dalglish Appeal after she successfully battled breast cancer.

Speaking in June when he was knighted in the Queen's Birthday Honours, Sir Kenny said he was "hugely grateful" for the award and dedicated it to three managerial greats.

Sir Kenny said: "Obviously it was for others with more education and knowledge than myself to decide whether or not I deserved a knighthood and it goes without saying that I am hugely grateful to them for the decision that they have made.

"All I can say is that from my own point of view I am definitely no more deserving of an accolade like this than Jock Stein, Bill Shankly and Bob Paisley were.

"I am just fortunate enough to be in the right place at the right time and I would like to dedicate this honour to them because without the standards that they set at Glasgow Celtic and Liverpool, individuals like myself would not have been able to thrive as much as we did."