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CELEBRITIES and sports personalities took to Twitter today to give their reactions to Kenny Dalglish's sacking from Liverpool FC.

Wife Marina Dalglish wrote an emotional tweet, which read: " Really sad day for us as a family but we all remain LFC fans. All so proud of Kenny "

Kenny's youngest daughter, Lauren, also took to her Twitter page to support her dad. She wrote: "Thank you to all those who have written lovely messages about dad. We could not be more proud of him and everything he has done." Read what daughter, Kelly, had to say here.

Son Paul offered support but also mentioned his dad's disappointing league by writing: " I look up to my Dad as a hero but 32 major trophies count 4 nothing if you have 1 inconsistent league campaign. Still proud to call him Dad !"

Former Everton FC player and pundit, Gary Lineker , offered his support for Dalglish taking to Twitter to write: " Do feel for Kenny Dalglish. Absolutely loves that club. Unreasonable expectations in such a short time. How long will the next fella get?"

Fellow former Everton FC player Peter Reid also paid tribute to Kenny but was vocal about his views on the how Kenny managed Suarez: " People never forget what Kenny has done in football , on and off the park. Thought he got it wrong (Suarez episode ) A great man."

Lord Alan Sugar was quick with the news, simply tweeting: " King Kenny leaving Liverpool" before speculating about who might replace Kenny. He wrote: "Martinez or Rogers not big enough in players heads at Liverpool.Same problem Hodgson had.Theywon't have locker room support.Expect big name"

Stan Collymore also kept his initial reaction simple by writing: "Kenny Dalglish has left #LFC" and followed it up with speculation about Kenny's replacement. He wrote: "Rijkaard,Van Basten would be good.Big men who've lived and breathed the big expectation Liverpool need this.Can't gamble on maybe's anymore"

Liverpool FC squad member Daniel Pacheco paid tribute to the King in a tweet shortly after the news broke. He wrote: " Surprised about Kenny news. Can't say much. Best of luck to the king. Thanks for all your time. Pleasure to be Coached by him. "

Read what comedian John Bishop, Westlife's Nicky Byrne, EastEnders' Ian Beale and others had to say on Twitter >>>

Comedian John Bishop wrote: " Very disappointed - I think Kenny deserved another year. The owners have give themselves a major challenge to replace him "

An hour later, the Liverpool FC fan took to his Twitter stream to add: " Very difficult to see how LFC can move forward and remain the same club, owners too ready to hire and fire - we are the new Chelsea!"

Westlife boybander Nicky Byrne also compared Liverpool to Chelsea in his tweet: " Gutted for King Kenny .. Shoulda gave him more time..Liverpool used to have faith in managers now there is bad as Chelsea.. & im a UTD fan !"

James Walsh , from band Starsailor, called Kenny's sacking a bad move, writing: " King Kenny had the patience and the backing of the fans to rebuild. For me sacking a manager with that is a bad bad move. #LFC "

Writer Nicky Allt was less sentimental about Kenny remarking it was time to move forward. He wrote: " Going on and on about Kenny being a Legend. Course he is. So was Shanks, so was Emlyn, John Barnes etc Time for Solutions not the past ."

Football finance expert David Conn summed up the fears of many Reds fans on Twitter when he wrote: " So Kenny Dalglish has gone and as of now, Fenway's Liverpool have no manager, director of football, head of press, or new stadium plan #lfc "