like balloons; mothers held babies draped in the team flag outside their Anfield home ground. Even fans from Liverpool's other Premier League team, Everton, showed their faces. "It's giving me goosebumps. Even Evertonians are turning up," said Paul Phillips, 25. The Lord Mayor of Liverpool, Alan Dean, greeted Gerrard and manager Rafael Benitez off their plane from Istanbul as they held the trophy earlier on Thursday. Many Liverpudlians took the day off work to welcome the team back home. "It's our cup and we're keeping it. It's a once in a lifetime," said Kevin Smith, 37. --SP 0003 Local Time 2103 GMT
