The football world has begun to pay tribute to legendary Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier.
On Monday morning it was confirmed that the 73-year-old, who managed the Reds for six years between 1998 and 2004 and won six trophies, had died.
Houllier's best year with Liverpool came in the 2000/2001 season when he guided them to a historic treble including the League Cup, FA Cup and UEFA Cup before sealing a place in the Champions League for the following season.
The manager had a profound impact on the development of a young Steven Gerrard at Anfield, handing him the captain's armband from Sami Hyypia in 2003 at the age of 23.
And he is credited with dragging the Reds into the 21st century.
Now, players past and present plus clubs and others involved in the game are paying tribute to the former school teacher and football great.
Houllier, who initially took charge as joint-manager with Roy Evans in an experiment that lasted less than six months before he was given the job outright in November 1998, left Anfield in the summer of 2004 and went on to manage Lyon and Aston Villa.
Houllier's cause of death is yet unknown.
We will be updating this page throughout today as tributes continue to pour in for the Liverpool legend.
