From this…

A Toxteth lad obsessed with footie.

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To this…

How did this happen?!

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UEFA Under-18 Championship final against Turkey in July 1993, at Nottingham.

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1993, in action for Liverpool.

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Celebrating with Ian Rush and Rob Jones after scoring the second goal in an FA Premier League match between Liverpool and Aston Villa at Anfield.

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Three goals, four minutes... What a game. Against Arsenal in August 1994, where we won 3–0.

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Signing autographs for the young Liverpool fans. Liverpool vs West Ham United, September 1994.

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Receiving the PFA Young Player of the Year award from legend Ian Rush in March 1996.

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‘You looking at me?’

YT auditions for Miami Spice, 1995.

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Peak Fowler-mania.

A Scotsman walks into a bar...

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Terry Venables always had the right blend of intensity versus relaxation ahead of Euro 96.

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Riding high with Macca, during a Premier League match against Man City, 1995. These are the moments that are so easy to forget, but make for the best memories.

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I said to Ian Walker, ‘I’ll do a one-arm press-up and still score a hat-trick past you...’

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January 2001, versus Middlesbrough. Duck, Incey!

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Celebrating then lifting the UEFA Cup in Germany in 2001 – as triple cup winners.

Recognise them?

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Exchanging pleasantries with noted peacemaker Roy Keane.

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Hair we go! Myself and Lord Beckingham celebrating my last-minute clincher against Albania in the World Cup qualifiers, 2001.

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Auditioning for Strictly with Crouchy after his goal against Reading in 2006.

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Steven Gerrard and me in 1999, celebrating my goal against Derby County in the League.

You’ve been waiting, and I always promise to deliver…

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Godrophenia? Bootlemania? All these years on, The Armani Affair is still tricky viewing.

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May 2001, and the goal against Charlton that finally delivered Champions League football for Liverpool.

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One of my favourite pictures. Celebrating a goal with the fans in 2006 at Portsmouth.

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My absolute favourite. Waving goodbye with my kids after the Barclays Premiership match against Charlton in 2007.

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Sing a bit louder at the back!

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Liverpool fans were and still are unparalleled.

Walk On.

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March 1997, showing my support for the dockers strikes during the European Cup Winners Cup quarter-final match against SK Brann at Anfield. I was fined £1,000 but won the match 3–0.

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I couldn’t not include it…! ‘Snorting’ the goal line to celebrate my goal against Everton at Anfield.

A footballer’s life after the big games end…

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Reporting during the Premier League match between Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur, March 2019 in Liverpool.

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Myself, Aldo and Tosh engage in a Mismatched Shoe-Off ahead of a Legends match versus Borussia Dortmund, 2018.

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My beautiful family.

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The Son of God keeps the trophy count ticking over.

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My life as a footballer has literally come full circle – Granty and me, still living the dream.