"Their youth team coach, John Bennison, came round to my house and asked me to start training at their Melwood training ground on Tuesday and Thursday nights.
"The funny thing was, my school, De La Salle, didn't allow it. But I attended for two years without them knowing.
"At the timeI was doing my O'levels, I was offered an apprenticeship. I made my debut for the resevers when I was 16 and it was full of internationals.
"I did learn a lot in the four-and-a-half years there. I remember the first time I trained with the Liverpool first team. I was shaking in my boots and the first thing I did was give hte ball away.
"I got a right mouthful off Greame Souness and Dalglish, and I never gave the ball away again after that.
"I was unlucky, though, because I played in the wrong era because I had the likes of Kenny and Rushie ahead of me. Kenny was me hero.
"I was in the squad for games for Liverpool at Arsenal and Newcastle - the 13th man it was known as in those days. But if I had been good enough, Liverpool wouldn't have let me go.
"I remember signing a form at Anfield on a Saturday morning, then driving out of the car park, looking back and thinking 'I'm never going to come back here for work again,' - it was a sad dday for me, but I had to move on."
While the Latics boss is determined to gain three points on Saturday. He added: "The last time we lost two on the bounce was at the start of the season and then we went nine unbeaten.
"We're aiming to go ten unbeaten this time. We won't be frightened of going to Liverpool, even though they are a great sides.
"We'll have to be at our best to win. We won't be going there with a defeatist attitude. Our away form is better because teams are coming to us and defending.
"When we were in the second division teams were coming in here and sitting on the edge of the area. Now, in the Premiership, teams are doing the same.
"It's a compliment to us that teams are coming here and respecting us. We've got to be more clinical around the area and we'll need to be sharper at Anfield."
I hope you've been listening Jimmy.
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