For John, the service helps him through tricky periods between work.

“I haven’t worked for the last couple of months,” he said.

“It gets me through the week, something to eat. It helps me out.”

The charity also runs programmes to help young people with their educational and social skills.

One teenager, Heidi, said: “My attendance has really improved in school, it’s making me want to go to school a bit more because I know the next day I’m coming here.”

Mayor of Liverpool City Region Steve Rotheram said the brand of Everton helped the charity reach people that statutory agencies might struggle to.

“It will get a lot of Blues who’ll come here for a check-up who wouldn’t go to their GP or wouldn’t go to a hospital.

“So this place, and this football club, actually saves lives.”

Goodison Park will be redeveloped when the football club leaves.

New homes and leisure facilities will change this community, but although the football’s gone, the club wants to remain at its heart.