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Son of a gun Everton midfielder Mills admits: Lampard my hero

Everton midfielder Stanley Mills admits growing up idolising manager Frank Lampard.

Mills is the son of former England fullback Danny Mills.

Asked for his football hero, he told evertonfc.com: "It was Frank Lampard!

"When I was growing up, I had his shirts on my wall as my dad [former England international Danny Mills] swapped with him a couple of times. I've always looked up to him as a player."

Mills also said of his toughest opponent: "Cole Palmer at Manchester City. He can change direction so quickly and just glide past people."

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