The Athletic's Daniel Taylor was the ghostwriter for his 2018 autobiography. Here, he reflects on his relationship with Keegan

OLIVER HOLT: Mighty Mouse, he was called as a player and it suited him. He was the little man who would never give up. He was the small guy who punched way above his weight.

Kevin Keegan earned Messiah status at Newcastle and conquered Europe with Liverpool in a remarkable career that took him from rejection by Doncaster to global stardom.

One of football’s greats who played for Liverpool, Newcastle and England, later going on to manage the national side