Below is a summary of the full article. Click here for the full version or go back to LFC Live.net

Wrexham's Paul Mullin had a difficult time at boyhood club Liverpool(Image: 2024 Getty Images)

Wrexham star Paul Mullin is a player whose name is recognised worldwide following his starring role in the Welcome to Wrexham TV series.

However, the striker's career got off to a difficult start when he spent time in Liverpool's academy as a youngster.

Mullin was critical of his time at the academy and revealed how he was hampered by being played out of position as a left-back, rather than up front.

He said: "As time went on at the academy it was as if they couldn't see what was under their noses.

The coach who told me Liverpool were letting me go was Steve Cooper, who would later go on to take Nottingham Forest into the Premier League.

Co-owner of Wrexham Ryan Reynolds and club striker Paul Mullin (Image: Matthew Ashton - AMA/Getty Images)

"He'd played me at left-back again and again.

'Come on, mate.' And off we went."

Article continues below

Mullin then became part of Huddersfield Town's academy following his release from Liverpool, eventually making his first senior appearances with Morecambe.

The striker stayed there for three seasons, before moving to Swindon Town and later Tranmere Rovers.

The club where Mullin really made his name though was Cambridge United, where he secured League Two's Golden Boot during the 2020/21 season.

His goalscoring efforts earned him a deal with Wrexham shortly after the club was taken over by Hollywood actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney.

Mullin has helped the Red Dragons to back-to-back promotions from the National League and League Two in their last couple of seasons, netting a whopping 110 goals in 171 appearances in all competitions.