 THE team sheet reads like the dream of a Liverpool fan who finds a ticket to go time travelling. Many of the greatest players to stride the turf of Anfield over the past 30 years are united in one, jaw-dropping line-up. Bill Shankly's protégés Kevin Keegan and Phil Thompson; giants of the Bob Paisley era Kenny Dalglish, Ian Rush, Alan Hansen and Bruce Grobbelaar; men of compelling talent who followed them such as John Barnes right up to players still active in the modern era such as Steve McManaman and Robbie Fowler. They are all drawn together under the name of a Liverpool legends XI and in the cause of tsunami Soccer Aid by Jason McAteer, the driving force behind the charity spectacular at Anfield on Easter Sunday. Not to mention a footballer who wore the Liverpool shirt with pride on more than 100 occasions himself. The dozen players confirmed in the legends line-up have shared 28 major trophies in the years between 1973 and 1995. Here, though, we must take a reality check because most of these men are matured beyond their prime as footballers.
 Most are into their 40s and 50s, their playing powers diminished by time even if the vivid colour of their deeds will never fade. They are returning to the field to raise money for millions of people on the other side of the world whose own lives have been blighted beyond our comprehension. They will do it by teasing the memories of those who watched them at the peak of their powers or by putting flesh on the images of old video clips viewed by fans too young to have seen them live. But one man, perhaps more than any other who expects to be in the audience on Sunday, March 27 will be able to watch these greying heroes of the past and match them with the young footballers who first walked into Anfield all those seasons ago. Ronnie Moran coached all of them, from Keegan to Fowler. The long-serving member of the Anfield bootroom, who worked under Shankly, Paisley, Joe Fagan, Dalglish, Graeme Souness, Roy Evans and Gerard Houllier remembers the impact each of them made on the Liverpool team of their day. Here Moran offers his unique insight into a Liverpool team from all seasons. | 
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