article_snippet: Former Liverpool captain Phil Thompson and Newcastle legend
article_snippet: BY PHIL Former Liverpool captain Phil Thompson (EX-LIVERPOOL CAPTAIN)
article_snippet: I’m sure my old mates Charlie Nicholas and Paul Merson will be delighted about that one and my old mates Charlie Nicholas and Paul Merson will be looking forward to the chance to rub my big nose in that one.
article_snippet: PHIL THOMPSON (EX-LIVERPOOL CAPTAIN) parades the trophy after their 1-0 victory over Real Madrid to win the 1981 European Cup .
article_snippet: PHIL THOMPSON (EX-LIVERPOOL CAPTAIN) lifts the trophy above PHIL THOMPSON (EX-LIVERPOOL CAPTAIN) head as PHIL THOMPSON (EX-LIVERPOOL CAPTAIN) team-mates celebrate beside PHIL THOMPSON (EX-LIVERPOOL CAPTAIN) after the 1981 final .
article_snippet: PHIL THOMPSON (EX-LIVERPOOL CAPTAIN) says Paul Mersonleft) would rub Paul Merson nose in his nose after Arsenal were ranked as a bigger club .
article_snippet: Thompson attends a press conference during Liverpool Liverpool legends tour of South Africa in 2013 .
article_snippet: Thompson lifts the League Cup trophy onto Thompson head after Liverpool beat West Ham in the 1981 final .
article_snippet: Thompson lifts the European Cup in 1981 as Liverpool won the competition three times in five years .
article_snippet: Liverpool came out on top for most trophies won, and Thompson says that is what matters most .
article_snippet: Thompson (back row second left) poses with the 1977-87 Liverpool team .
highlights_snippet: Liverpool captain Phil Thompson does not agree with the findings .
  
highlights_snippet: Former Liverpool captain Phil Thompson insists it is trophies that matter, not social media following .
  