Kenny Dalglish is a footballer and man who has had a rollercoaster of a career in the spotlight.

The life Liverpool’s favourite son has been recently explored by Oscar and BAFTA -winning director, Asif Kapadia, who also produced documentaries such as ‘Diego Maradona’ and ‘Senna’.

The piece goes through the Scotsman’s best moments at the club, whilst also delving into the gut-wrenching emotions behind the Heysel and Hillsborough disasters, that Dalglish was heavily involved in.

In terms of its quality, the production is produced immaculately, especially when needing to use most of its video from a time where cameras weren’t at the level they are in the 21st century.

Kapadia is able to capture life as a Liverpool superstar during the 1970s and 80s, with a plethora of unseen clips from training, behind the scenes footage from dressing rooms and plenty of moments of from Dalglish’s personal life, with his wife Marina and children.

These give the viewer the opportunity to see the Scotsman as more than the player, but a family man, and feeling as if you’re getting to know the Dalglish family, both in moments of joy and despair. And if you like goals, it definitely has you covered!

On one of the most influential moments during the career of arguably the clubs greatest ever player, it goes into how he dealt with tragedy and loss. Kapadia is able to showcase the impeccable work the Dalglish’s did for the families of Hillsborough, highlighting why he is still beloved by people on Merseyside to this day.

It’s an incredibly moving piece of how, as a man in a grieving city, he was able to lead a community that had adopted him as one of their own, out of the darkest moments of Liverpool’s history.

Also, it emphasises the lies that surrounded the event, and how they were discredited and discarded, much to the work of the clubs ‘King’. Using Margret Thatcher and the Sun as an outlet for the deception, the theme of hooliganism is touched on by Kapadia, with Dalglish’s point of view being used to see the effects of the disasters on a broken city.

However, despite the heartache, there is still plenty of jokes to make you smile, from former teammates like Ian Rush and Graeme Souness, whilst also getting famous Liverpudlians like Paul McCartney involved.

The documentary is certainly a much watch piece for any Liverpool fan, young and old. With some wanting to relive the memories of their childhood and others exploring the achievements of past greats, it provides something new for every Kopite.

4.5/5 Stars