Liverpool fan Shaun Whalley relishing Anfield outing despite absence of lucky charm

Shaun Whalley is relishing Accrington’s trip to Liverpool (Mike Egerton/PA)

Shaun Whalley will be without his lucky charm this weekend for what the boyhood Liverpool supporter reckons will be his final visit to Anfield as a player.

Whalley, who grew up idolising Michael Owen and was in attendance for Liverpool’s 2005 Champions League final win in Istanbul, says he usually scores whenever 10-year-old son Jude watches him in action.