I honestly thought this was it, I was a goner... Ian Rush on flu scare

WELSH football legend Ian Rush has told how he feared he would die after contracting flu.

- By JOHN RICHARDSON and DAVID POWELL

Liverpool's all-time leading goalscorer collapsed at his home in Chester.Rush, 64, who grew up in Flint and is an ambassador for Liverpool FC, was admitted to the Countess of Chester hospital with breathing difficulties. Rush admitted: "It was frightening, and I honestly thought I wasn't going to survive."

The St Asaph-born former Wales, Liverpool and Wrexham player was giving his first interview since his terrifying ordeal last month.

He told the Mirror: "I got up around 2am because I was struggling to breathe and went downstairs to make myself a cup of tea.

"Because I hadn't been feeling too great anyway I had booked an appointment to see my doctor at 9am. It got to around 4am and I was feeling worse.

"Carol [fiancee] called the ambulance because I was now really fighting hard to breathe. They came within 10 minutes and stayed with me for an hour and a half and they were brilliant.

"They asked if I wanted to go to the hospital, but I had come round and was feeling a lot better so decided to remain at home. But within 10 minutes of them leaving I collapsed and so we had to phone again for an ambulance.