Jamie Carragher has heaped praise on Steve Heighway after Liverpool confirmed the 75-year-old has retired from his coaching role at the club.
The Reds legend won the First Division and the Champions League on a number of occasions during his time as a player, making 475 appearances and scoring 76 goals. Heighway moved into coaching when he finished playing and had as much of an impact on that front, serving as head of youth development for a remarkable 18 years.
He guided Jamie Carragher, Robbie Fowler, Steven Gerrard and Michael Owen from the academy and into the Reds' first team, before initially retiring in 2007. However, Highway returned to Kirkby in 2015 and has since been a coach within the club's academy, serving as a full-time consultant to Alex Inglethorpe.
