Everton legend Duncan Ferguson reveals how much he spent on his Toffees tattoo - and jokes 'it doesn't look like that now!'

Duncan Ferguson has revealed however overmuch helium spent connected his iconic Everton tattoo up of Wednesday's Merseyside derby astatine Anfield.

Ferguson, who was moving arsenic a pundit for Sky Sports alongside Reds fable Jamie Carragher connected Wednesday night, formed his caput backmost to the celebrated 2001 Merseyside derby astatine Goodison Park earlier the match, which saw Liverpool dramatically assertion a 3-2 triumph acknowledgment to Gary McAllister's victor heavy into stoppage time.

The 2001 Merseyside derby epitomised conscionable however bitter the rivalry is betwixt Liverpool and Everton, with 12 yellowish cards and a reddish paper brandished during the fierce Premier League match. 

After Emile Heskey gave Liverpool an aboriginal pb successful the 5th minute, Ferguson restored parity for the Toffees with a a left-footed onslaught conscionable earlier half-time — and celebrated jubilantly by taking his garment disconnected successful beforehand of rocking Goodison Park.

During the chaotic celebrations, Ferguson taunted Liverpool supporters by pointing towards his tattoo of the Everton crest connected his shoulder. The striker had personalised the ink by including his kit fig - No 9 - successful the mediate of the Toffees badge.

Asked by Sky Sports presenter Kelly Cates about the iconic celebration, the Scot said: 'It was a large moment, a large time for me. And there's the tattoo there. I paid £40 for that and it doesn't look similar that now! There's maine showing the Liverpool fans my tattoo there.'

His comments sparked hilarity among Carragher and Cates successful the studio, prompting the big to reply: 'Well, if you walk £40 connected a tattoo, you privation everyone to spot it!'  

Ferguson played implicit 270 times for Everton during 2 abstracted spells astatine Goodison Park, archetypal betwixt 1994 and 1998 and aboriginal betwixt 2000 and 2006.

The forward, who besides played for Dundee United, Newcastle and Rangers during his playing career, is inactive 2nd down Romelu Lukaku for the astir Premier League goals scored by an Everton player.

Arne Slot's broadside headed into Wednesday's Merseyside derby 9 points successful beforehand of Arsenal successful the Premier League rubric race, with the Gunners triumphing 2-1 implicit Fulham astatine the Emirates connected Tuesday.

Meanwhile, David Moyes' Toffees, who claimed a melodramatic precocious constituent against Liverpool successful the reverse fixture astatine Goodison Park successful February, went into the midweek clash astatine Anfield successful 14th presumption successful the Premier League.