A MANCHESTER lawyer substituted his Merseyside allegiance from blue to red when he turned out for the Liverpool Legends football tournament on Sunday.
Graham Small, partner at Manchester law firm Lewis Hymanson Small played alongside famous ex-Liverpool footballers, including Strictly Come Dancing star John Barnes who hot footed it from London to take part. Other players on the Liverpool side included Jan Molby, Michael Thomas, Howard Gayle, Michael Thomas and Mark Wright.
The team went on to win the five aside tournament after beating the All Star team in a nail biting penalty shoot out, made up of soap stars and ex-Manchester United players including Dennis Irwin and Lee Martin.
The tournament and the subsequent Charity Dinner raised £68,000 for Claire House Children’s Hospice on the Wirral.
Small comments: “I was approached by Jan Molby’s wife to take part in the event, who thought it was very amusing as I am an Everton season ticket holder. Despite my loyalty to the toffees I jumped at the chance to take part when I heard it was to raise money for Claire House.
“There were around 20 teams that took part and to be on the winning team was a big achievement. There was a real feeling of camaraderie on the day and it was a fantastic for me to play alongside such well known football legends, particularly in the number 7 shirt!�