Liverpool: My All Time Best XI

Striker: Kenny Dalglish

Legend, genius, King. Still regarded as Liverpool’s greatest ever player, the mercurial Scot had the touch, vision and technique that only the true all-time greats of the game possess. Signed by, who else but, Bob Paisley in 1977 from Celtic for a then club record fee.

He capped his first season off by scoring the winning goal in the 1978 European Cup final at Wembley, one of many important goals for the club that also included the winner at Stamford Bridge in 1986, his first season as Player-Manager, that made Liverpool league champions that season.

He had an amazing strength on the ball and his partnership with Ian Rush was almost telepathic at times.

Striker: Ian Rush

Think about goals for Liverpool and you can’t help but think of Ian Rush. Yet another Bob Paisley acquisition, Rushie was plucked from Chester and initially struggled, but Paisley’s faith in the Welsh striker was paid back in spades with a total 346 goals in 660 games during his two spells at the club, either side of a somewhat ill-fated year at Juventus.

However, there was more to him than goals, the Liverpool defence started with the hard work of Rush pressing the opposition; his pace, movement and timing of his runs made it easier for the likes of Dalglish, Barnes and Beardsley to create opportunities and more often than not, Rush would finish them off.

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