Emile Heskey: 'I'll always be grateful to Scousers for what they did for me'

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But when I knew Liverpool were interested, I knew I wanted to go there."Heskey had experience of playing in big games, as he played at Wembley on numerous occasions for his local team, Leicester City, where he won the League Cup twice. You don't know the magnitude of a club until you go and play there."That was when I was realised how big Liverpool was.

When you go to a club that has the history of Liverpool, there's a must to be in those cup finals and to keep winning."The 47-year-old said it truly hit home how much wearing the Liverpool shirt meant ahead of his first Merseyside Derby when he noticed the shift in personality of his strike partner, Michael Owen.He said: "I played against Everton for Leicester and it's a normal Premier League game, but then you come to the Merseyside Derby and that's a totally different kettle of fish."I knew it, but I didn't know if that makes sense. He said: "I love Scousers.

That was very important to longevity and the way we needed to play at the time."If I was selfish and it didn't work out, I wouldn't have got to where I've got to. I wouldn't have had the trophies I've got, been to two World Cups and two Euros like I did."Heskey was speaking to the ECHO as he launched The Football Safety App app to tackle the rise of abuse players are facing in the game.