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Liverpool v Plymouth: Argyle legend Tommy Tynan recalls unusual Anfield trial

If you get into a taxi in Plymouth and the voice behind the wheel has a Scouse accent, the chances are you could be in the presence of greatness.

Tommy Tynan, now transporting people around the streets of his adopted home city, is one of Plymouth Argyle's most revered strikers.

Sunday's FA Cup third-round tie between Argyle and Liverpool at Anfield will be something special for Tynan. He began his career with the Reds in the early 1970's after entering a local newspaper competition to get a trial.

"You had to collect 20 tokens, and once you had them you sent them off to the Liverpool Echo," Tynan, now 61, told BBC Sport.