Ranking Liverpool's signings from Southampton in the Premier League era

#5 Peter Crouch

After a tricky start, Peter Crouch became a hit at Anfield

Peter Crouch’s time at Anfield was relatively short in the grand scheme of things; he lasted 3 seasons at Liverpool before moving to former club Portsmouth in the summer of 2008, but it was also relatively eventful and also successful. The lanky striker moved to Anfield for a fee of £7 million in the summer of 2005, after his 16 goals in the previous season failed to prevent Southampton from relegation.

Crouch’s first season started slowly; he failed to find the net for the first four months of his Liverpool career and took some abuse from the fans, but eventually he found his form, and ended up scoring 13 goals in all competitions, including a winner against Manchester United in the 5th round of the FA Cup. Crouch ended the season by providing an assist for Steven Gerrard in the FA Cup final, eventually helping the Reds to lift the trophy.

In his following seasons, Crouch scored a total of 29 goals for Liverpool, including a winner in the 2006 Community Shield, a hat-trick against Arsenal and a total of 11 goals in the Champions League. The England international was sold when the arrival of Fernando Torres restricted his playing opportunities but after his tricky start, he definitely became a hit at Anfield.

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Edited by A. Ayush Chatterjee