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And the Anfield captain said: “It means everything to me personally to get to 500 games because I’m a local boy.
“My dream when I was young was always just to play one game for Liverpool so to reach this milestone is a really proud moment for myself and my family.
“Around the time I made my debut my dad was always saying to me ‘you are so close to getting your chance’. I was just praying that chance came along.
“At the time we had injuries to big players like Steve McManaman and Paul Ince and I managed to sneak on as a sub.
“That was against Blackburn and now 500 games later I’ll be starting as captain against them this weekend.
“I’ve had an amazing career so far and hopefully it will continue to go the same way. I’m living the dream.”
Meanwhile, Liverpool’s FA Cup third round tie at Reading will take place on Saturday, January 2, at 5.15pm, and will be shown live on ITV1. If a replay is necessary it will take place at Anfield on Wednesday, January 30.
