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Connor O'Neill

'It wasn’t my fault' - Gary Lineker fires back at Alan Shearer after blunt Everton claim

Former Everton forward Gary Lineker has admitted he should have won the league during his time at Goodison Park.

The ex-England international joined the Blues in the summer of 1985 from boyhood club Leicester City for a fee of £800,000. Lineker went on to score 40 goals in 57 appearances in the solitary season he played for the club, including goals in all three Merseyside derby matches he contested.

However, his goals weren’t enough to ensure the league title remained at Goodison Park. In the end, the Blues were pipped to the crown by local rivals Liverpool.

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