I get goosebumps being back at Liverpool - I can't wait for You'll Never Walk Alone

Sander Westerveld

Sander Westerveld has hailed the club as one of only a handful in world football capable of putting on games to raise millions for charity

the 2001 treble-winning goalkeeper says he can't wait to hear supporters sing You'll Never Walk Alone once more.

It's 20 years since the Reds beat the Londoners in a Champions League semi-final renowned as one of the most raucous Anfield atmospheres of all time.

Luis Garcia's famous 'ghost goal' - as it was coined by then Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho - was enough to settle it the way of Rafa Benitez's men, who went on to lift a fifth European Cup in extraordinary circumstances on May 25, 2005 against AC Milan.

Westerveld, was part of the Gerard Houllier team that won the FA Cup, League Cupand UEFA Cup before qualifying for the Champions League in 2001,

Westerveld is expected to play somewhere between 30 and 45 minutes at Anfield this weekend.

The annual legends' fixture has raised more than £7.5million for the LFC Foundation

With Steven Gerrard stepping out once more this weekend, the club is in line for another sizable sum to donate to local causes.

And Dutch goalkeeper Westerveld says the legends fixtures have become a highlight for him, post-retirement.

“"I have been involved in a few of these games, so I am a veteran myself now!

“Looking at the all veterans, I was there when Ian Rush and John Aldridge and even King Kenny (Dalglish) in one was still playing, so now people drop out and can't physically play or be involved,"

"So these [games] for us, I think I speak for most of us, we never miss the pre-seasons.

“But what we miss is playing in front of 60,000 people, especially at Liverpool, in front of those footballs in this iconic stadium of Anfield

“It is an amazing pitch and also you are with the boys together, with the teams and with this Liverpool FC family also.

“So we are all former Reds, we are part of the former Reds group, the ex-players who have a foundation.

"So it is an honour to be involved but I am also looking forward to it every year and I can never wait until they announce the game and who we play against.

"It gives me goosebumps when I walk on the pitch and they sing You'll Never Walk Alone again.

“It is just amazing to be involved. I have been asked to play in charity games in Holland with the national team and you are on an amateur pitch with a couple of thousand people watching, it's not the same.

"This is just different. It's a different cookie. And not every club can do this. Only a few clubs in the world can do games like this and to raise money for charity, it is just the best day."

Westerveld adds: "David James is now knocking on the door to play too so maybe we will play with three goalkeepers now, so it means we play just 30 minutes. It makes it a bit easier.

"I always send a funny message to Pepe Reina because he is like 56 or something now! (laughs).

“I am not really sure how old he is but every year he signs a new deal and every time he signs it I send him a congratulations message and tell him that is another year for me in the legends' team.

"He is one of those players that whenever he retires he will play for us as well. Hopefully I can still join but as long as I am fit I want to be involved."