The 52-year-old goalkeeper was between the sticks when the English club claimed a dramatic victory against AC Milan in a penalty shootout in Istanbul back in 2005 and he admitted it was only “years later” he truly realised how much it meant to people.

He told World Soccer magazine: “It was only years later that I noticed people still live for this final.

“There’s no escaping it. Wherever I go, whether to Africa or Asia, everyone remembers this match,

“And everyone has their own experiences connected to it.

“My wife went to the doctors a week after the match. When her name was called out, one of the patients asked if she was from the family of ‘that goalkeeper from the final.’

“When she said she was my wife, the patient said, ‘Please give him my regards. I’m here because this match gave me heart problems.’

“The emotions during the final were incredible.”

Liverpool were 3-0 down at half-time in the game and Jerzy thinks the belief of the fans in the ground was vital for their fight back.

He said: “The key thing was that when we were coming out onto the pitch after the break, all the Liverpool fans started singing, ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’.

“That gave us a bit of confidence.

“Steven Gerrard called the lads over and said, ‘Can you hear that? They still believe in us. We have to do something for them.’

“When we scored the first goal, after less than 10 minutes, the fans started singing and shouting even louder. That pushed us to keep fighting.

“And in six minutes, we scored three goals. In my opinion, the greatest energy was released in us by our fans.”