The 25 Best Liverpool Players Of All Time—ranked

The astir underrated personnel of nan fabled beforehand three, Roberto Firmino ne'er rather sewage nan aforesaid plaudits arsenic Sadio Mané and Mohamed Salah. As much of a facilitator, that’s somewhat understandable, but nan Brazilian was instrumental to nan occurrence of nan Jürgen Klopp era.

With unthinkable flair and teeth brighter than nan sun, Firmino soaked up nan adoration of nan Anfield religious for 8 years and won beautiful overmuch each awesome trophy pinch nan Reds.

Firmino’s ‘Si Señor’ rings retired connected Merseyside regularly.

Steve Heighway, a flying winger, besides has his sanction belted retired astir Anfield connected a regular ground during ‘Fields of Anfield Road’—and pinch bully logic based connected nan immense bequest he near astatine nan club.

The Irishman spent complete a decade connected Merseyside and won 5 First Division titles, nan FA Cup, a League Cup and 2 European Cups, making 475 appearances for nan club.

Ian St John was 1 of Bill Shankly’s astir trusted forwards during nan 1960s, netting for nan Reds astatine a frightening rate. He vanished his Liverpool profession pinch 118 goals, an awesome tally that sees him rank successful nan apical 15 goalscorers successful nan club's history.

While Shankly’s Liverpool didn’t triumph rather arsenic overmuch arsenic successor Bob Paisley’s team, St John was portion of a broadside that lifted 2 First Division titles and an FA Cup.

Perhaps known by a modern assemblage for being a gruff Match of nan Day pundit, Mark Lawrenson was a cardinal portion of Liverpool’s astir ascendant era during nan 1980s.

His business pinch Alan Hansen successful nan bosom of nan defence was legendary and helped Liverpool to 5 First Division titles successful conscionable 7 years during Lawrenson’s stint astatine Anfield.

There’s a logic Robbie Fowler was nicknamed ‘God’ by Liverpool supporters. The Toxteth-born striker was a simply relentless goalscorer for nan Reds during nan 1990s.

Only six players person scored much than his 183 Liverpool goals, pinch nan poacher moreover returning to Anfield for a very little spell successful 2006.

He epitomised nan tone of Liverpool arsenic a club, pinch his power and aggression connected nan transportation helping endear him to nan Kop.

One of Liverpool’s European Cup triumphs whitethorn not person happened if not for Alan Kennedy, who netted nan only extremity of nan crippled during nan 1-0 triumph complete Real Madrid successful nan 1981 last successful Paris.

Kennedy would past people nan winning punishment successful nan 1984 last against Roma astatine Stadio Olimpico, pinch fewer players boasting much definitive moments connected nan European shape than nan near back.

Billy Liddell only played for 1 nine during his career, pinch his clip astatine Liverpool spanning a staggering 23 years from earlier nan extremity of nan Second World War to nan early 1960s.

The iconic guardant featured chiefly arsenic a winger but was besides tin of playing centrally, finishing up pinch 228 goals successful 534 matches successful a Liverpool jersey.

Another personnel of Klopp's celebrated triumvirate of attackers, Sadio Mané was often nan man astir idolised by Liverpool supporters. He boasted earthy talent yet was incredibly technically gifted, utilizing his gait and powerfulness to devastate guidance afloat backs during his clip astatine Anfield.

The Senegalese is 1 of nan awesome Premier League wingers and was perfectly important to Klopp’s broadside breaking nan club’s 30-year top-flight title drought successful summation to lifting nan Champions League.

There are 2 goalkeepers successful nan statement for nan top stopper successful Liverpool’s history, pinch Ray Clemence possibly coming up a small short against modern time awesome Alisson Becker.

Only 3 Liverpool players person made much appearances than Clemence’s 665 crossed 14 years astatine Anfield, pinch 5 First Division titles and 3 European Cups successful his trophy cabinet.

Another commanding beingness during nan 1970s and ‘80s, only 2 erstwhile players boast much appearances arsenic Liverpool skipper than nan superb Emlyn Hughes.

Voted nan Football Writers’ Association Player of nan Year successful 1977, nan England world was 1 of nan Reds’ top ever defenders and was known for his marauding runs from heavy successful his ain half.

Phil Thompson spent almost his full profession astatine Liverpool and was Hansen’s original centre backmost partner during nan precocious 1970s and early ‘80s. However, nan defender arrived astatine Anfield earlier than his Scottish teammate, joining nan nine successful 1971.

He would make 477 outings for Liverpool crossed a 13-year play earlier a little move to Sheffield United, and lifted a singular 3 European Cups during his clip astatine nan club.

The presence of Alisson helped revolutionise Klopp’s Liverpool, pinch nan Brazilian providing nan bravery, method qualities and shot-stopping expertise Loris Karius and Simon Mignolet couldn’t nether nan erstwhile Borussia Dortmund coach.

Alisson quickly became renowned for his fantabulous passing and magnificent one-v-one ability, and galore respect him to beryllium nan top goalkeeper nan Reds person ever had.

Luis Suárez was tin of doing things pinch a shot nary different Liverpool subordinate has ever done—just inquire Norwich City. The Uruguayan was often a arguable characteristic connected Merseyside successful position of his behaviour connected nan pitch, but location was nary doubting his talent.

He was much than fresh to grace nan fabled number 7 jersey and group a past grounds for nan astir goals scored (31) successful a azygous 38-game Premier League play during nan 2013–14 campaign.

If he had stayed a small longer astatine Liverpool, there’s nary uncertainty he would rank higher.

Kevin Keegan is 1 of nan fewer players to person won nan Ballon d’Or and played for Liverpool, moreover if he won nan accolade doubly while astatine Hamburg successful Germany. However, his superstar position was achieved pinch nan Reds anterior to his move to nan Bundesliga.

The electrical attacker was an astounding footballer for some Liverpool and England, capturing nan imagination of nan club’s supporters pinch his wizardry connected nan wing.

One of nan galore awesome Scots to person worn Liverpool red, Ron Yeats captained nan Merseyside nine a whopping 415 times—only Steven Gerrard (471) wore nan armband much frequently.

Liverpool’s power successful nan 1970s and ‘80s was built connected nan foundations laid by Yeats and his teammates, pinch nan defender winning 4 awesome titles pinch nan Reds during a decade-long spell.

There are often accusations thrown astatine older footballers that they wouldn’t person been capable to header pinch nan gait and fluidity of today’s game. That is surely not an accusation levelled astatine Alan Hansen.

The Scot boasted each nan qualities needed of a modern centre back, pinch nan defender known for stepping into midfield and driving guardant pinch nan shot astatine his feet.

A grounds of 8 First Division titles, 2 FA Cups, 3 European Cups and 4 League Cups speaks for itself.

The 2nd astir prolific goalscorer to ever play for nan Reds, Roger Hunt accumulated 285 goals successful 492 appearances for Liverpool, uncovering nan backmost of nan nett each 1.73 matches.

Hunt spent 11 years pinch Liverpool complete nan people of his profession and was portion of nan England squad that won nan World Cup successful 1966. Icons don’t travel overmuch bigger.

John Barnes whitethorn not boast nan aforesaid size of trophy furniture arsenic immoderate of Liverpool’s different greats, but he is nan logic truthful galore of nan club’s supporters fell successful emotion pinch football.

A genuinely magical near ft and nan expertise to weave successful and retired of guidance challenges, nan erstwhile England world was a devastating beingness for nine and country.

Graeme Souness won a ridiculous magnitude of silverware complete nan people of his illustrious career, pinch a adjacent chunk of it coming astatine Anfield. Five convention titles, 3 European Cups and 4 League Cups is simply a beautiful awesome haul.

The gritty midfielder would moreover travel backmost to negociate Liverpool successful nan early 1990s, securing an FA Cup triumph during a difficult play connected Merseyside. He remains 1 of nan club’s astir inspiring figures for his wished performances successful nan motor room.

The astir transformative fig successful Liverpool’s caller history, Virgil van Dijk has established himself arsenic 1 of nan top centre backs of nan 21st century—and arguably nan Reds’ champion defender ever.

The calmest of presences successful nan bosom of nan Liverpool backline, nan Dutchman has brought swagger and unbridled assurance to everything he has done—dominating almost each centre guardant who situation challenge him.

His 118th-minute winning extremity successful nan 2023–24 Carabao Cup last was a premier illustration of Van Dijk opinionated up to beryllium counted erstwhile Liverpool needed him most.

Liverpool's grounds quality holder, Ian Callaghan played a rather ludicrous 857 times for Liverpool complete a 19-year period. He won 12 awesome pieces of silverware pinch nan Reds and was amazingly only booked erstwhile passim his full career.

Callaghan was different Liverpool typical successful nan England squad for nan 1966 World Cup, pinch nan midfielder a genuinely legendary fig connected Merseyside.

Few could person predicted nan effect Mohamed Salah would person astatine Anfield. After failing astatine Chelsea, nan winger spent a fewer years successful Italy earlier securing a return to England successful 2017.

He instantly deed nan crushed running, breaking Suárez’s grounds for astir goals successful a 38-game Premier League play by netting 32, and his ruthlessness successful beforehand of extremity continued for years to come.

Salah is presently Liverpool's third-highest goalscorer of each clip and has won almost everything disposable to him during his clip connected Merseyside. It’s adjacent to opportunity his greatness has been taken for granted a small by fans of English shot and he’ll beryllium classed arsenic 1 of nan champion players of each time.

You could easy recreation nan look of nan world without uncovering a much lethal goalscorer than Ian Rush. He is, unsurprisingly, Liverpool’s all-time apical scorer, netting an astonishing 346 times successful 660 appearances for nan Reds.

He was Liverpool’s astir prolific finisher successful 8 different seasons and besides won nan European Golden Boot successful 1984—the aforesaid twelvemonth he won nan European Cup and BBC Sports Personality of nan Year.

He was nan man for nan large juncture for Liverpool and scored 5 times successful 3 FA Cup last victories pinch nan Reds.

The man who carried an often underperforming Liverpool broadside connected his backmost for complete a decade, Steven Gerrard is not only 1 of nan Reds’ all-time icons, he is 1 of nan astir well-rounded and talented midfielders to ever play nan game.

Gerrard captained Liverpool much than immoderate different subordinate and moreover has an FA Cup last named aft him—the midfielder scoring doubly successful nan 2006 triumph against West Ham.

He was besides integral successful Liverpool's miraculous 2005 Champions League last comeback against Milan successful Istanbul and would person won an atrocious batch much pinch nan Reds had his teammates been moreover half arsenic bully arsenic him.

Sir Kenny Dalglish is nan astir revered Liverpool subordinate successful nan club's agelong history, pinch nan effortless number 7 moreover having a guidelines named aft him astatine Anfield.

‘King Kenny’ spent 13 years astatine Anfield and won a staggering number of awesome trophies connected Merseyside, including 3 European crowns. He besides vanished runner-up successful nan 1983 Ballon d’Or.

The Scotsman was besides hugely successful arsenic Liverpool’s player-manager during nan precocious 1980s, winning 3 First Division trophies and 2 FA Cups, and it will return a typical individual successful nan early to topple him from his throne.