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This Saturday, the Reds celebrate Carragher’s 14 years of service at the club with a match against an Everton XI, writes Claire Harmer.
Manchester United striker Michael Owen, Fulham captain Danny Murphy, Aston Villa duo Emile Heskey and Stephen Warnock are among the Liverpool legends due to play as well as Jerzy Dudek, Luis Garcia and Steve Finnan.
All proceeds will be donated to local charities, and with over 35,000 tickets sold the defender is sure to leave a lasting legacy for the local community.
In a match that could – for one day only – unite a city so often divided by football allegiances, Carragher is delighted to be playing Everton, the team he supported as a child.
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The 32-year-old said: “Hopefully it should be a great occasion, one that the Merseyside public get behind.
“Every single penny that gets raised will be going to charity and it would nice to see the stadium full of families because that is what the day is going to be about.
“It’s a huge honour to play for Liverpool and I just want to try and give something back.”
And, as for the opposition – Liverpool’s fierce local rivals Everton – Carragher has only good things to say.
“Everton and David Moyes have been brilliant from the very start,” he said.
“Obviously Everton have only got to cross over the park but they never had any interest in expense,” Carragher revealed.
“Everyone knows I was an Evertonian when I was a kid and I just thought it would be appropriate for the two teams in my life to have a game of football.”
In the ultimate show of good will, Carragher has opted to donate
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