Dirk: Today sums up what Stevie is about

Organised by the Liverpool FC Foundation, the event, which will be shown exclusively live on LFCTV and LFCTV GO, will not merely provide a stellar 90 minutes of football, but raise money for local organisations in the process.

Alder Hey Children's Hospital and four other charities will benefit from the match, which will see teams skippered by Gerrard and Jamie Carragher go head-to-head in front of the Kop.

Kuyt, who spent six years at Anfield and endeared himself to the supporters through sheer hard work and graft, was due to star for Carragher's side but has been ruled out of the game due to injury.

However, he will be at the game and feature as part of LFCTV's pitchside coverage of the fixture - and after arriving in Liverpool for the first time in three years last night, he sat down with Liverpoolfc.com to preview today's game.

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Dirk, welcome back to Liverpool. Tell us about how you came to be involved in the game...

One or two months ago I got the call asking to help create a great match for Stevie and I was so excited to hear about it. Also, the kind of game he wants to play - with players who are still all involved in football - I was so excited and it was great to be involved in it.

Unfortunately, you're not going to be able to play due to an injury picked up at the weekend. Tell us about your injury and your feelings about not being out there...

It's a great disappointment because, since I left Liverpool, I've not been back in the city. So, first of all, it's great to be back and see the people who I worked with for six years. I've not been injured in the last two or three years and suddenly I get injured in the last match. It was against Besiktas and it was a big game. We won it, so that was a good thing. I'm not able to play, but I'm still very happy to be here, because I just want to show my respect to Stevie. But also personally, it's really good to be here to see all the people and to go to Anfield one more time. I'm not playing on the pitch, but I'll be on the pitch and to be there one more time [is special].

Will it be emotional for you to go back?

Yes, it already is. Three years ago, I closed the door and I've never been back since. This is the strange life football players live. Sometimes you decide to go to another club or go in another direction and you don't have the time to come back. Since then I've played many games for Fenerbahce, and I also played in a European Championships and at the World Cup. Of course, I was in touch with a lot of people and we always keep this connection with each other. But it feels so good to be back. We flew to Manchester, and we had to drive through [Liverpool] and you see all the places you were used to for all those years. It's very special and it's a bit emotional.

What about the game itself? It supports a lot of charities - you did a lot of charity work when you were here as a Liverpool player. How important is it to lend a hand and support these causes?

It's great to do charity things. It says everything about Stevie, the way he put this game together. It's not just a charity game, but he's chosen players he played with who are still involved in the game. It's not a friendly match, it's going to be a proper match. People like that because that's the way Stevie is. Whenever he was in training or playing games or even was playing table tennis [in the canteen] he always wanted to play a good game. That's what the people are going to see today - players who really like to come and play with Stevie and to make it a proper game. That's the good thing first of all. Then the second thing is that I heard the game was sold out in a matter of hours. So it's not just important to the players - but to the people of Liverpool it means a lot. Everyone is really excited for it. If we can do this for the charity and for the likes of Alder Hey Children's Hospital, it's a great initiative. 

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