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Wolves striker Raul Jimenez: I'm LFC mad, but...

Wolves striker Raul Jimenez admits he's a big Liverpool fan.

But he has assured Manchester City fans that does not mean he will roll over and let Liverpool win.

Should City drop points to Brighton, Liverpool can win the title tomorrow if they beat Wolves.

Jimenez, 28, told The Sun: “My dream is to score in front of the Kop.

“The Miracle of Istanbul was the most amazing game I'd ever seen — and long before the end I'd decided Liverpool would be my team.

“Fourteen years ago I watched an English team in a big match for the first time and I just thought Liverpool were amazing.

“I didn't start out that night wanting them to win. I didn't favour either AC Milan or Liverpool at kick-off but when Milan went 3-0 up I wanted Liverpool to score — just to keep it interesting.

“They not only scored once, they scored again and again.

Steven Gerrard was amazing and, as everyone knows, Liverpool tied the final at 3-3 then went on to beat Milan on penalties.

“Afterwards, I began to like Liverpool, especially Gerrard, who refused to accept defeat. I really admired that.

“It showed me English players and English teams play until the last second of every match. They never give up."

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