The Liverpool ECHO today joins calls to grant Sven-Goran Eriksson his dying LFC wish

There probably isn't a Liverpool supporter who hasn't sat in the crowd at Anfield and dreamed about taking charge of the team.

Not all of them, though, would go on to become one of the most famous managers of his generation and, in assuming the head coach role of the England national team, take on what many have long dubbed football's impossible job.

Such was the case for Sven-Goran Eriksson, the first overseas boss to take on the England role and subsequently become one of the most recognisable figures in the country.

Liverpool supporters want to grant Sven-Goran Eriksson's dying wish with Anfield gesture

And his long-standing popularity has been reflected by the outpouring of affection for the Swede after he revealed he believes he has at most a year to live after being diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer.

Not least among Liverpool followers, who have long been aware of Eriksson's affinity for a club he occasionally travelled from Sweden to watch with his father during his younger years.

“My father is still alive and is still a Liverpool supporter, and I’m a Liverpool supporter as well – I’ve always been," Eriksson told Sky News this week. “So I always wished to be the manager of Liverpool, and that will not happen for sure, but I’m still a Liverpool fan."

While Jurgen Klopp isn't planning on vacating the Anfield hotseat any time soon, the ECHO has joined the calls for Eriksson to be given the opportunity to have his wish granted.

Responding to the story on social media, former Liverpool midfielder Luis Garcia suggested there was still a chance with the Liverpool Legends playing a home game against Ajax this March in support of the LFC Foundation. Usually, former Reds favourites are involved on the coaching