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PHIL THOMPSON: Ian St John was an idol... he gave me my greatest memory as a Liverpool fan with the FA Cup in 1965 and built the modern Reds

Ian St John gave me my greatest memory as a Liverpool fan. I can still see him diving forward on the six-yard box to angle his header into the Wembley net, clinching the 1965 FA Cup final against Leeds United.

It was the first time Liverpool had won the Cup and I'll be eternally grateful to Saint. That moment signified Liverpool's change. We had won the title the year before, the club had history, but winning the Cup for the first time was magical.

Bill Shankly talked of building a bastion of invincibility, that win gave everyone belief.