“THAT LINE-SNIFFING CELEBRATION WAS TO WIND UP THE EVERTON FANS FOR ABUSING ME – I DON’T REGRET IT!”

You were often described as one of the most natural finishers in the game. Would you say scoring goals came easily to you?

People think you’re born with it, but that’s not true – you have to teach yourself and practise all the time. I might have made it look natural, but it was because of the practice. As a kid, I’d take shots with both feet over and over again.

You made such a bright start to your career – when do you think you were at your best?

It was then – at the start, in the