"In my view, you weren’t simply minding that property because the property was divided at three separate locations.

"I have to decide how close you were to the burglars and I come to the conclusion you were close to them.

"It is inevitable you knew where it had come from.

"You knew perfectly well a large amount of money could be made from selling the electrical and designer items.

"You have a bad record for offences involving dishonesty."

Jones was jailed for two years for handling stolen goods and six months for driving while disqualified, the sentences to run consecutively.

He was also banned from driving for two years.

In 2007, James Birch, 20, of Tuebrook, was jailed for two-and-a-half years for burgling the homes of ex-Liverpool goalkeeper Jerzy Dudek, defender Daniel Agger, England star Peter Crouch and former Reds striker Florent Sinama Pongolle.

The crimes were part of a series of raids on the homes of Liverpool and Everton FC aces during the last two years.

In December 2007 Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard’s mansion was broken into when he was away on Champions League duty but his wife, Alex Curran, was home.

And the homes of the club’s goalkeeper, Pepe Reina, and Holland forward Dirk Kuyt have also been targeted.