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Ian Kennedy
Reporter, BBC Radio Merseyside Sport

Ronnie Moran's place in the history of Liverpool FC is secure. Yes he was a player - good enough to span the mid 50's to the mid 60's, but as a coach, his knowledge was immense. Would he have made a great Liverpool manager? Absolutely! A true gentleman too. 

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Liverpool skipper Jordan Henderson has paid a moving tribute to Reds ex-coach Ronnie Moran, who has died aged 83. (BBC Sport app users click on the link to see his Instagram post).

The reason being captain of Liverpool Football Club is such a huge honour is because legendary figures like Ronnie Moran held it before I did.I wasn't lucky enough to work with Ronnie but I had the great fortune of being in his company on the occasions when he came to Melwood to walk around the training pitch and although we all regarded him as a true great, he was as humble and down to earth as anyone you could ever come across.I know I speak for all of the current players when I say that we are all deeply saddened by Ronnie's passing and the greatest tribute we can pay to him is to give everything we've got for Liverpool Football Club just as he did each and every single day during the 49 years he spent here. YNWA

Julie: Always a gentleman. Very sad.

Onsideview: Sad news about Ronnie Moran. Will always remember the respect Steven Gerrard showed him when he showed up at Melwood training 

John Bocking: Lovely man who I met many times at Melwood. He always had time for fans, it's not like that today! R I P Ronnie. 

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Former Liverpool defender Gary Gillespie: "Player, caretaker manager and first-team coach. You look back at his track record and it speaks for itself. I arrived as Joe Fagan's first signing. Ronnie made a new signing's life pretty miserable. He always said if you hadn't played 100 games for LFC you can't call yourself a Liverpool player."

Ex-Reds goalkeeper Ray Clemence: "He had such an influence on all of us, a driving force in the dressing room who would accept nothing but 100%. He would let nobody get above their station. A great, great man."

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Ronnie Moran was assistant to Roy Evans during much of his spell as manager of the club in the late 1990s.

Evans told BBC Radio 5 live Breakfast: "I joined in 1964 and he was playing in those days, then he became a coach. He was one of those guys, Mr Liverpool. 

"Any player will tell you they've had a spat with Ronnie. He'd be the first to tell you off and the first to be on your side to become a better player. He will be remembered with great love and affection. Ronnie Moran is one of the greats of Liverpool."

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Liverpool have responded to the death of their former player and coach Ronnie Moran.

The statement:

Liverpool Football Club is deeply saddened by the passing of Ronnie Moran.

Moran, one of the most influential figures in the club’s history, has died at the age of 83.

Ronnie is fondly remembered for his 49 years of service to Liverpool, during which time he represented the club with distinction as a player, coach, physio, reserve-team coach, assistant manager and caretaker manager.

The thoughts of everyone at Liverpool Football Club are with Ronnie’s wife Joyce, his children, family and many friends.

Gerrard Barnes: People are too quick to use the word legend these days. Ronnie Moran is a real legend. RIP Mr Liverpool.

David Keatley: Ronnie Moran, great man, key to many successful seasons at anfield, so sad, YNWA XX XXX. 

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Moran made 379 appearances for Liverpool between 1952 and 1966 and was the club's longest-serving employee when he retired in 1999.

He joined the coaching staff in 1966 and twice filled in as caretaker manager - after Kenny Dalglish's resignation in 1991 and following Graeme Souness' heart surgery in 1992.

His son confirmed he had passed away after a short illness.

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Former Liverpool player Ray Houghton on BBC Radio 5 live Breakfast: "Devastaiting news. He was such a key member of Liverpool for so many years. He would have done anything for the club. He loved everything about Liverpool Football Club. We knew him as 'Bugsy'. 

"He loved being at the training every day. The two words I remember at Liverpool were attitude and commitment. I got that from Ronnie. He could be tough. I remember when we won the league, he went around with a box of medals asking who had played enough games to deserve one. That was his way, forget what you'd did in the past.

"I learned so much from him and he nurtured so many good players. A very humble man and a very honest one."

Liverpool defender Jon Flanagan - on loan at Burnley - has fond memories of the Anfield great.

Fitzy: Respect out to a gentleman. From every football fan. Another who'll not walk alone. Respect for #RonnieMoran, external

John McEnerney: Worked with legends, coached legends & a legend himself! Proper footballing man! 

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Former Liverpool coach Ronnie Moran has died, aged 83.

The ex-Reds skipper served under such managers as Bill Shankly, Bob Paisley, Joe Fagan and Kenny Dalglish.

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