ALAN HANSEN was the guest of honour at Anfield as he presented the Premier League trophy to league winners Liverpool.
The Sauchie-born Scottish legend spent 14 years of his glistening career on Merseyside, winning the coveted top flight eight times.
Thus, it was fitting that he was invited back to hand-deliver the trophy, emblazoned with red ribbons, to captain Virgil van Dijk last Sunday, May 25.
Hansen welcomed each of the title-winning squad as they received a guard of honour at Anfield before presenting them with their medals.
Last to step up was van Dijk, who was handed the Premier League trophy by Hansen to kick-start the Reds' celebrations.
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Born in Sauchie in 1955, Hansen starred for his boyhood club in the youth sections before securing a move to Partick Thistle.
The defender would feature 86 times across four years in Glasgow until he signed with Liverpool, where he spent the rest of his career.
His time at Anfield was laden with trophies in one of the club's most successful spells - he went on to be an eight-time top flight champion, win the FA Cup twice, the League cup four times consecutively and three European Cups.
In his later years at Liverpool, he was named captain, working under fellow Scot Kenny Dalglish.
On an international level, he made 26 appearances for the Scotland team between 1979 and 1987.
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