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Robbie Fowler has claimed that the ‘call has gone in’ for Sven-Goran Eriksson to take charge of Liverpool’s charity legends match against Ajax in March. 

Supporters have been asking for the former England boss to be given the chance to manage the club he supports after revealing he has terminal pancreatic cancer. 

Eriksson said he has ‘at best’ a year left to live after his diagnosis and that he ‘always wished’ to manage Liverpool. 

Responding to a request to put Eriksson in the dugout for the legends game in March, Fowler wrote on X: ‘call’s gone in mate’.

Fowler has previously been touted as a possible manager for the Reds in the match on March 23 alongside Ian Rush.  

Ex-Liverpool forward Robbie Fowler says the 'call has gone in' for Sven-Goran Eriksson to manage a Liverpool legends team in March

Ex-Liverpool forward Robbie Fowler says the ‘call has gone in’ for Sven-Goran Eriksson to manage a Liverpool legends team in March

Eriksson revealed he wished to have managed Liverpool during his career (pictured at Anfield ahead of England's match with Finland in 2001)

Eriksson revealed he wished to have managed Liverpool during his career (pictured at Anfield ahead of England’s match with Finland in 2001)

Ex-Liverpool star Luis Garcia had written that there was ‘still a chance’ of him being involved, prompting former club physio Andy Renshaw to tag Fowler. 

The idea of Eriksson taking the reins in the annual charity match, which raises money for the LFC foundation, is gathering momentum among supporters. 

Football YouTuber and Liverpool fan Douglas Horne wrote on X: ‘Let’s get Sven to manage the Liverpool legends v Ajax one last dream for him.’

He later told Sky News: ‘The whole fanbase seems to be supporting this.’ 

Eriksson had told the broadcaster of his long-held dream to coach Liverpool. 

He said: ‘My father is still a Liverpool supporter and I am a Liverpool supporter too, always have been.

‘So I always wished to be the manager of Liverpool and that will not happen, but I’m still a Liverpool fan.’ 

The 75-year-old revealed he has terminal cancer and may have less than a year to live, but he refuses to feel sorry for himself

The 75-year-old revealed he has terminal cancer and may have less than a year to live, but he refuses to feel sorry for himself

He admitted that both he and his father were Liverpool supporters in an interview with Sky News

He admitted that both he and his father were Liverpool supporters in an interview with Sky News

He also said that his final dream is to watch England play against Brazil at Wembley in March.  

Eriksson led the Three Lions between 2001 and 2006, reaching the quarter-finals of three major tournaments. 

He guided the so-called ‘golden generation’ of stars including David Beckham, Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard but never won the major trophy that was expected.

In a glittering managerial career Eriksson was boss of IFK Gothenburg, Benfica, Roma, Roma, Fiorentina, Sampdoria, Lazio, Manchester City and Leicester City.

He was also manager of Mexico, Ivory Coast and the Philippines.

Eriksson had most recently been working as sporting director of Karlstad in his native Sweden, but his departure from the club last year ‘due to health issues which are under investigation’ prompted speculation.

He has since revealed he collapsed during a run last year, at which point he was hit with the details of his diagnosis.

In an interview with Sweden’s P1 radio station, he said he had been given ‘maybe at best a year, at worst a little less, or at best maybe even longer. You can’t be absolutely sure. It is better not to think about it’.

Eriksson managed England between 2001 and 2006, nurturing some of the team's best-ever footballers but ultimately failing to notch up international success

Eriksson managed England between 2001 and 2006, nurturing some of the team’s best-ever footballers but ultimately failing to notch up international success

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He also told BBC World Service’s Sporting Witness: ‘I thought I was fully healthy, but suddenly I got like a stroke, small strokes, so I fall.

‘My children took me to the hospital and after one day of examination they told me that I got five small strokes but that’s okay they said, no problem, you will recover 100 per cent from that.

‘But worse is they said you have cancer which we can’t operate and we will give you treatment, medicine and you’ll live as long as possible. But I have that diagnosis and they can’t operate it.

‘When you get a message like that I think you appreciate every day and you’re happy when you wake up in morning and you feel okay. So that’s what I’m doing.’



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