Faversham Town boss Sammy Moore on facing Liverpool in the FA Cup while with AFC Wimbledon and the Lilywhites’ trip to Eastbourne Town

Sammy Moore has recalled one of the best nights of his football career ahead of the start of Faversham’s FA Cup journey this season.

The Lilywhites manager helped AFC Wimbledon reach the Third Round of the competition in 2015, where they came up against Brendan Rodgers’ star-studded Liverpool side.

Big frontman Adebayo Akinfenwa - who briefly played for Faversham under Moore last term - netted for the underdogs but Steven Gerrard’s brace sent the Reds through.

Moore, whose team will visit Eastbourne Town this Saturday, said: “That was an incredible night, probably one of my best in football.

“To test myself against Steven Gerrard, Jordan Henderson and Philippe Coutinho, and they had Mario Balotelli up front [coming on as a substitute], that’s what dreams are made of.

“But I think we have got really good experience. Some of the players will have played in the First Round. We can draw on that.

“We’ll look to get through this round and, if we get through the next round, which will be our first game at home, we would not be that far away.

“But we’ll just take it one game at a time.”

The Lilywhites visit Southern Combination Premier Division Eastbourne, a week after their push for Southern Counties East Premier Division promotion began with a 3-0 victory at VCD last weekend.

Among Eastbourne’s ranks is ex-Folkestone defender Frankie Chappell but he’s expected to be unavailable.

“It’s going to be a tough game,” noted Deal-born midfielder Moore.

“We’ve had them watched. We know exactly what we’re coming up against. They’re young and hungry.

“In my experience in the FA Cup, there’s no easy games.

“We’re going down by coach, the chairman, Gary Smart, has looked after us on that front.

“The FA Cup’s the best competition in the