Last week, Eriksson, 75, revealed he may only have a year left to live in a ‘best case’ scenario and messages of support have poured in for the much-loved ex-England boss from around the football world.
The Swede, who also took charge of the likes of Manchester City, Leicester City, Benfica, Lazio and Roma across a distinguished 40-year managerial career, left his role as sporting director of Karlstad BK around 10 months ago, at the time citing ‘health issues’ as the reason for his decision.
Speaking to Sky News after the news broke, Eriksson explained how one of his biggest footballing regrets was that he never got the chance to manage Liverpool, the team he has supported since childhood.
This has led to calls amongst Liverpool’s fanbase for Eriksson to be given the nod to manage he LFC Legends when they take to the field with Ajax at Anfield in March – an annual fixture that raises funds for the LFC Foundation.
‘I didn’t know about that! I knew that I have a charity game in March and I’m invited to see that game. That might be great,’ Eriksson told ITV’s Good Morning Britain when asked about the prospect of managing the Reds.
‘There will be a lot of good football players there.
‘That I should be their [Liverpool’s] manager… no, I never heard that.’
Asked whether he would take up the offer, Eriksson replied: ‘I would accept, of course!
‘To coach Liverpool, that would be my dream.
‘That’s absolutely been my dream but I’m not complaining. I had a lot of good football teams, national teams and clubs, so I’m happy anyhow.’
Eriksson said he intended to live as normally as possible and was still keeping fit at the gym despite the devastating diagnosis.
‘You have to work with it and don’t think about it 24 hours a day. Don’t sit at home and do nothing,’ he added.
‘Live your life as normal as possible, as long as you can, and that’s what I’m doing.
‘I refuse to give up, I want to live every day a normal life.’
Eriksson went on: ‘I can’t run a marathon, no. But I can go to the gym and I can do exercise, as I always did in my life.
‘I have people here in my house, visitors, and it’s normal more or less.
‘I want to live normally and the aim of the rest of my life is to wake up in the morning and feel okay.
‘Most of the morning I feel okay. It’s not good but it’s as good as I can be.’
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