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JAMIE CARRAGHER “AFTER WE WON IN ISTANBUL, I SPENT ALL NIGHT IN A LIFT. FANS KEPT SAYING I WAS THEIR COUSIN”

What were your best memories growing up as an Everton fan?

I was very fortunate that Everton won loads of trophies when I was a kid. I was at Anfield when Graeme Sharp scored a great winner at Anfield in 1984. We got to the FA Cup final three years in a row between 1984 and 1986, so we came to expect a day out at Wembley every spring. I remember being seven years old at Villa Park when Everton beat Luton in the 1985 FA Cup semi-finals. After the game, I managed to get on the pitch, have a quick runabout and celebrate.

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