Ashley Young can't match 'forgotten' Everton and Liverpool player who was best ever Scouser in problem position
At 38, Ashley Young is set to become the oldest outfield debutant in Everton history but while the only Blues player to top that age for his first match is arguably the greatest ever Scouser in his position, most modern football fans have probably never heard of him.
With five Blues and five Reds, how about this for the defence, midfield and attack for an all-time Scouse super side? Trent Alexander-Arnold, Leighton Baines, Phil Thompson, Brian Labone, Steven Gerrard, Colin Harvey, Peter Reid, Ian Callaghan, Wayne Rooney and Robbie Fowler.
That’s 10 genuine greats with plenty of other legends not even making the cut but who are you going to pick in goal? Despite going on to be capped twice by Trinidad and Tobago and playing 360 professional matches at club level, the strongest shout from recent years, Tony Warner was nicknamed ‘Tony Bonus’ at Anfield because of the numerous win bonuses he picked up over the 120 matches he was named in the matchday squad for home city club Liverpool without ever taking to the field.
Indeed you have to go back over half a century to Andy Rankin, for a locally-born goalkeeper who made 10 or more appearances for either Everton or Liverpool. Rankin, who departed Goodison Park for Watford in 1971, was the Blues’ hero in their European Cup success against Borussia Monchengladbach – the first penalty shootout in a UEFA competition – but despite playing 105 times for the club, he was always understudy to Gordon West who had arrived from Blackpool for a then British record fee for a goalkeeper of £27,000 in 1962.
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