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The decade lasting from 2010 to 2019 was one of contrasting fortunes for Liverpool, with the club beginning the decade on a low, rising to new heights through the middle, sinking again and then ending the decade on a high.
Several players played their way into Liverpool folklore at the start of this ten-year period, including Martin Skrtel and Luis Suarez, while more than a handful faded away into obscurity and played no small role in the mediocrity suffered by the club for most of the decade.
In the last few years, under the management of Jurgen Klopp, new legends like Sadio Mane, Mo Salah, Virgil Van Dijk, Jordan Henderson, and Trent Alexander-Arnold have all been beacons of hope and helped usher in a new era for the Merseysiders.
Liverpool were involved in several iconic matches during the decade in review and in this piece, we shall be highlighting the top 10 most iconic games featuring Liverpool in the decade between 2010 and 2019 in chronological order.
Cardiff 2-2 Liverpool (2-3 on penalties) - 26 February, 2012
Liverpool contested with Welsh outfit Cardiff City for the right to be called 2012 League Cup champions in a fixture played at the iconic Wembley Stadium.
The Reds were contesting what was their 11th League Cup final while Cardiff City were appearing in their first-ever final. Liverpool came into the game as favorites against Championship opposition but Cardiff took the lead in the 19th minute through Joe Mason. The game remained the same until Martin Skrtel scored in the 60th minute off a rebound from the post and neither side could find a winner and the game went to extra-time.
Dirk Kuyt gave Liverpool the lead for the first time in the 108th minute but just one minute from the end of the game, Ben Turner leveled maters to force penalties.
Captain Steven Gerrard and Charlie Adam missed the first two spotkicks for Liverpool but conversions by Dirk Kuyt, Sewart Downing, and Glen Johnson coupled with three misses by the Cardiff players gave Liverpool their 8th League Cup win.
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Liverpool 3-2 Manchester City (13 April, 2014)
Liverpool have not won the Premier League title since 1990 but they came close to breaking their drought in 2014.
Brendan Rodgers implemented a high-pressing system and their charge was led by Luis Suarez, with the Uruguayan putting in one of the greatest individual performances in history while he was ably supported by Daniel Sturridge and a fledgling Raheem Sterling.
The Reds blew all and sundry in their way and set a then club-record of posting 11 consecutive Premier League wins and the fact that they were free from continental action meant that many believed they would break their duck.
However, for all of Liverpool's brilliance, one club that refused to go away was Manchester City and the two clubs set a precedence for future races when they went neck-and-neck in the title race.
With four matches to go, Liverpool marked the 25th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster by welcoming Manchester City to Anfield, holding a four-point advantage (though the Mancunians had two games in hand).
A victory would have seen them go seven points clear at the top and they seemed on course to achieve this when Raheem Sterling and Martin Skrtel put them 2-0 up inside 26 minutes.
Manchester City, however, rallied in the second half and equalized through David Silva and a Glen Johnson own goal but a late curler from Philippe Coutinho after a Kompany mistake handed Liverpool all three points.
Anfield erupted at full-time and Steven Gerrard rallied his teammates, telling them the rather ominous charge of 'we do not let this slip' and while many might have believed this was a milestone match in Liverpool's quest to break their Premier League duck, it sadly proved to not be the case.
Liverpool 0-2 Chelsea (April 27, 2014)
With just two matchdays to go, Liverpool still held the advantage in the 2013/2014 title race and it was at the end of an 11-match winning run that they welcomed Chelsea to an expectant Anfield.
However, Jose Mourinho played the role of party-pooper perfectly, deploying stifling tactics that limited the attacking fluidity of Liverpool's game.
Demba Ba opened the scoring in the third minute of first-half injury-time but his goal would forever be associated with the unwarranted slip by the otherwise reliable Steven Gerrard in the lead-up to the goal.
With the hosts pushing for an equalizer, Willian scored in the 4th minute of stoppage time to send Anfield into despair and prolong Liverpool's wait for league glory.
Liverpool 4-3 Dortmund (14 April, 2016)
Liverpool showed immediate progress upon Jurgen Klopp's appointment and the quarterfinal paired his new club with his former club Borussia Dortmund and the two sides played out a 1-1 draw in the first leg in Germany.
There was a show of unison from both sets of fans when they belted out You'll Never Walk Alone together ahead of the return leg and Dortmund raced into an early lead, with Mkhitaryan and Aubameyang putting them 2-0 up inside the first nine minutes.
Divock Origi pulled one back at the start of the second half but Marco Reus soon restored BVB's two-goal advantage, meaning Liverpool needed to score three goals to qualify.
Coutinho and Mamadou Sakho drew Liverpool level with goals in the 66th and 77th minutes respectively and Dejan Lovren scored a last-gasp header in the second minute of injury time to add create yet more memories of famous Anfield European nights.
Liverpool 4-3 Manchester City (January 14, 2018)
Manchester City were utterly dominant en-route their Premier League triumph in 2018 and even though they became the first side to amass 100 points in English league history in addition to numerous other records, they failed to become only the third team to finish a season unbeaten in the league's 120-year history.
Although they ultimately lost two matches in that record-breaking season, there was a point when it looked like they would emulate Wenger's 'Invincibles' of 2004 and finish the season without a loss.
In many ways, Guardiola's army of 2018 was much superior to Arsenal's Class of 2004 as whereas the Gunners lumbered their way across the line in some matches (evidenced by their 12 draws), Manchester City were a well-oiled wining machine, a monstrous behemoth who simply squashed everything in its path.
Of the club's opening 22 matches, they dropped points in just two in draws with Everton and Crystal Palace and even as early as January, they had already turned the league into a one-team procession.
It was in this spectacular form that they visited Anfield and despite the superiority of their players, Liverpool had one joker; Jurgen Klopp was (still is) the only manager to have a winning record against Pep Guardiola among coaches with more than two matches played against the Catalan.
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain opened the scoring in the 9th minute and Leroy Sane equalized in the 40th to ensure the first half ended level.
However, Liverpool raced clear in a nine-minute blitz that saw the home side score three goals to go 4-1 clear in front of the Kop.
Although Manchester City scored two late goals through Bernardo Silva and Ilkay Gundogan, Liverpool ultimately held on to condemn City to their first defeat of the season.
This was the first of three consecutive victories Liverpool enjoyed over Manchester City and laid the foundation for the healthy rivalry the two clubs enjoy today.
Liverpool 1-3 Real Madrid (26 May, 2018)
Liverpool's 4th-place finish in the 2016/2017 Premier League season saw them qualify for the Champions League and when they finished top of Group E, it meant that they made it to the knockout rounds of the Champions League for the first time since 2009.
Not much was expected of them but they defied all expectations, dispatching Porto, Manchester City, and AS Roma to set up a meeting with Spanish giants Real Madrid in the showpiece event in Kiev.
Los Blancos were two-time defending champions and came into the match as overwhelming favorites and their stand was strengthened when Liverpool talisman Mo Salah was substituted midway through the first half with a dislocated shoulder.
Despite the setback, they, however gave a good account of themselves and were undone by two harrowing errors by goalkeeper Lorius Karius gifted Real Madrid score two goals, with Gareth Bale scoring another through a spectacular bicycle kick after Sadio Mane had earlier drawn Liverpool level.
Although they lost, It was a statement defeat for Liverpool as it marked their return to the big-time and this is a status that they have consolidated in the one year since.
Liverpool 1-0 Napoli (11 December, 2018)
In hindsight, Liverpool ended the 2018/2019 Champions League campaign as European winners but there is every possibility that they would not have even made it out of the group stage.
Having blown hot-and-cold in the opening stages of the group stage, the Reds came into their last fixture with Napoli on six points, three points behind the Italians and had to avoid some tricky scorelines to ensure progression.
A 1-0 scoreline would have been enough and a Mo Salah goal in the 34th minute saw them get the lead, although they held off onslaught after onslaught from the visitors and required a last-minute wonder save from Alisson to set them on their way to creating history.
Liverpool 4-0 Barcelona (07 May, 2019)
There have been more than a handful of famous European nights at Anfield but perhaps none were as spectacular as what Liverpool produced in the second leg of their semifinal clash with Barcelona.
The Catalans had posted a healthy 3-0 first-leg advantage and had a Lionel Messi in devastating form within their ranks and only a deluded believer would have given Liverpool any chance of progressing.
However, Anfield is nothing if not a fortress of belief and this was evident right from the get-go, with over 40,000 fans urging their players on against an overwhelmed Barcelona.
The hosts had a first-half lead through Divock Origi and Gini Wjnaldum scored a quick-fire brace at the restart to level the match before an ingenious moment between Trent Alexander-Arnold and Divock Origi sent Anfield into dreamland and gave Jurgen Klopp another shot at Champions League glory.
Liverpool 2-0 Tottenham (1 June, 2019)
Liverpool were not the only ones who overturned semifinal deficits in the Champions League, with Tottenham also completing a spectacular second half comeback against Ajax to secure their place in their first-ever Champions League final.
It was the second all-English affair after Manchester United and Chelsea disputed the 2008 final and while not exactly a classic, Liverpool did enough to secure victory at the Wanda Metropolitano in Madrid.
They won a penalty inside just 24 second, with Moussa Sissoko adjudged to have handled in the area and Mo Salah scored the ensuing spotkick to banish the demons from a year ago while Divock Origi fittingly wrapped proceedings with an 87th-minute goal off the bench.
The victory saw Liverpool lift the Champions League for the sixth time and put them in contention for two other trophies.
Liverpool 1-0 Flamengo (21 December, 2019)
The year 2019 was an immensely successful one for Liverpool and having started the decade in shambolic circumstances, it was fitting that they ended it on a high.
Their Champions League triumph earned them the right to dispute the UEFA Super Cup with Chelsea (which they won), as well as the FIFA Club World Cup against the continental champions of the world.
Their campaign begun in the semifinal and saw them travel to Doha to face Mexican side Monterrey in the semifinal.
A late goal by Roberto Firmino saw them progress to the final and they came up against Flamengo in the showpiece event.
The Brazilians had been in imperious form and led by the reborn Gabigol, they thumped all before them to win the Copa Libertadores and Brazilian Serie A.
Neither side could find a breakthrough in 90 minutes, prompting extra-time and just like he did in the semifinal, Roberto Firmino stepped up in the 9th minute of extra-time to give Liverpool her first-ever Club World Cup trophy and bragging rights as the best club in the world.
