Everton boss Sean Dyche admits that his famous spat with Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp at Anfield endeared him to his new supporters.

The new coach at Goodison Park is preparing to take on Liverpool and Klopp in the Premier League on Monday.

Despite being a Liverpool supporter as a kid, Dyche knows that he can form a connection with Toffees supporters.

He stated, “I don't mind telling you that as a seven year old in Kettering it's not exactly the metropolis of football. I actually, physically had a season ticket at (non-League) Kettering - but obviously that doesn't make a story!

“I was a 70s kid, and most kids in the 70s supported Liverpool.

“My mate Franny Feehan had a yellow Liverpool kit. You know the yellow one with the stripes down? I thought 'that's a nice kit, who is that?' and he said 'Liverpool' so I thought 'We are Liverpool fans from now on then'. He still is, so he'll be buzzing to get a name check!"

Asked if there is a picture of him in a Liverpool kit, he added: “I doubt it. You will do well to find one! I did not have any memorabilia! Glenn Hoddle was one of my favourite players. That is what it was like as a kid in the 70s.

“I know that Kettering in non-League football doesn't make a story and you'll all agree with that, but those are my first memories of the football team. I can tell you all the Kettering stories, Freddie Easthall, Billy Kellock going to Wembley in '79 for the Vase, Jim Conde the legend. A million stories. I can't tell you many Liverpool ones."

He added on the Klopp spat in 2021: “Look, I think fans don't mind that. They want to see two managers fight for their teams, for their clubs, standing up. After the game it's gone, for me it's done. That's it. End of.

"That used to be a more regular occurrence in football. Maybe not so much now. It used to be nothing [but] it makes a story."