Guest blog'I've got a couple of claims to fame from being a fanatic Liverpool supporter'

I've been a fanatic Liverpool supporter from as early as I can remember, as my father is a lifelong supporter.

My earliest memory is from when I was about three years of age, playing football with my cousins in my new Liverpool kit (the 2002 Reebok and Carlsberg kit). I fell onto broken glass and ripped the side of my shorts, which upset me more than cutting my leg. I've still got them somewhere, along with the scar!

I've got a couple of claims to fame that I used to brag about when I was younger. My father took me to an open training session and when they called out Michael Owen's name, I shouted it again afterwards and got a wave from my favourite childhood player.

I also went to watch Liverpool versus Arsenal [in 2006] and the game was called off due to heavy fog on the pitch. When we went back up, sadly we lost 6-3. If memory serves me well, however, the ball went out of play and fancying myself as a self-appointed ball boy, I sprinted down the steps to try to get the ball for the players.

I struggled to reach the ball over the wall and as I looked up Peter Crouch was standing over me to pick up the ball and gave me a little head nod. Safe to say, I was speechless for the rest of the game!

I think my hardest time as a Liverpool fan were two very similar scenarios – when Fernando Torres left and when Luis Suarez left. Just to be able to watch two greats play the way they did was a privilege and shaped how I wanted to play football myself, although I'm sure it looked nothing like it when I would rocket the ball 50 yards over the crossbar!

If they had both played together, they would have been the closest thing I had to experiencing Kenny Dalglish and Ian Rush, who I've heard countless stories about and watched numerous videos from over the years with my father's influence. They were his favourite players, and the fact that Ian Rush is a fellow Welshman makes him even more of a legend!

My favourite recent memory – and there were so many under Jürgen Klopp – was the Champions League semi-final second leg against Barcelona.

My bandmate David and I were making music at my house, and we almost didn't watch the game as I couldn't bear to see us miss out on the final. Nevertheless, we decided to chuck it on anyway. From an almost impossible feat to hearing, 'corner taken quickly, ORIGI!' David (an Arsenal fan) and I were absolutely ecstatic watching in utter disbelief!

Then my family and I travelled up and watched us win the final opposite the Cavern Club. The atmosphere felt like we were in Anfield watching and then we joined a giant party in the streets afterwards to celebrate bringing home No.6.

This was great to experience as, to the dismay of my father, my mother made me go to bed at half-time during the 2005 final in Istanbul. So while my father is having one of the best nights down the local, my only recollection of the greatest comeback in history is from watching it back on YouTube. Unforgivable, I know!

I've loved all the ups and downs of being a Liverpool fan and I can't imagine a world where that isn't the case. With the way the team is performing, I'm ecstatic for the seasons to come.

It's been great to experience what were once new players – like Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk – coming into the squad to watch them become Liverpool legends in front of our very eyes.

Seeing players like Dominik Szoboszlai and Alexis Mac Allister performing the way they have gives me – and I'm sure the millions of other Liverpool fans – a bright look into the future. I don't want to jinx it, but I think a few more Premier League titles are due!

I'm from a band called Public Order, and if you're a FIFA fan you may know us from our song Feels Like Summer, which was featured on FIFA 22. We've recently released our single Joker, which is a part of our debut EP. Our final single and full release of the EP is called Someday and came out on March 31.

If you're a fan of '90s-'00s indie music blended with old school jungle, DnB and house influences, you might like our tunes (we like them anyway!). We've got lots of gigs coming up over the next year, so check out our socials if you're interested.

Thanks for letting me share my stories about my favourite club and my reason for loving football.