When a diminutive Evertonian from Bootle turned up at Liverpool’s School of Excellence wearing a Graeme Sharp kit back in 1988, few people would have predicted he would one day go on to become a club legend.
But more than three decades later, there can be no refuting Jamie Carragher’s status as a true Liverpool great.
As the ex-Reds defender celebrates his birthday today, the ECHO reflects on the impact the 44-year-old has had both on and off the pitch.