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40 Super-sub's favourite goal.

No, it's not that one against St Etienne. As far as David Fairclough is concerned, his most memorable moment in a red shirt came against local rivals not European foes.

But when you've come off the bench in the Merseyside derby to score a dramatic winning goal with just two minutes remaining it's hardly surprising that even European Cup heroics are relegated into second place. Especially seeing as it wasn't just any goal either as Fairclough beat no fewer than six Everton players in a mesmerising run from the halfway line before firing past Dai Davies.

Three points were secured, local bragging rights in the bag and Fairclough's place in Anfield folklore was established.

39 Gary Neville Fowls Up.

Anything which involves Gary Neville being dumped on his backside is only ever going to be a cause for celebration on Merseyside.

But even more so when the Scouse-baiter is left to forlornly look on as Robbie Fowler delivers the coup de grace with a truly impudent finish.

Neville was the clear favourite to win possession as chased a loose ball with Fowler but the Liverpool striker overcame those odds with a judicious use of his left shoulder which sent Man United's right-back sprawling.

Fowler then strides away before sending a beautifully flighted left foot chip soaring over the head of Peter Schmeichel and into the back of the net. A truly special moment for the precious few Liverpool fans who were fortunate enough to witness it on a day when visiting supporters were not admitted.

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38 The King in all his regal pomp.

Football, like life, isn't fair. Some are blessed with supreme talent while others have to make the most of what little they have.

In Kenny Dalglish's case, the footballing gods smiled particularly kindly upon him as he had the kind of natural gifts which others could only dream of. But while there were players who may have been more talented, few of his contemporaries could match his uncanny knack of making every last drop of his ability count where it mattered most - on the pitch.

Arsenal found this out on several occasions but no more so than at the start of the 1983/84 season when Dalglish scored a goal of such jaw dropping brilliance it even caused ripples of applause to emanate from the North Bank.

A sumptuous dummy created the opportunity as Liverpool's number seven allowed the ball to run between his legs, before a swivel of the hips created an angle for a shot which had been unimaginable just seconds earlier.

Dalglish had one spot in mind - the very top right hand corner of Arsenal's goal - and he found it with a wonderful curling effort which dazzled almost as much as his celebratory smile.

37 Hamann's hammer.

Didi Hamann may be best known as a midfield destroyer, a minesweeper stationed on the halfway line to stop Liverpool's opponents from detonating explosions in their half.

But that does not mean he did not possess a bit of dynamite of his own as Portsmouth found out to their cost.

Poor Shaka Hislop - a goalkeeper who features more than once on this list - was powerless to intervene as the Kaiser produced a volley of such stunning ferocity it had crashed into the top right hand corner of Pompey's goal before the Trinidadian could even move.

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36 The creator supreme.

"Whenever Kenny had the ball I always knew it was going to come to me," so said Ian rush in tribute to his strike partner Kenny Dalglish.

Never was this more vividly illustrated than when Watford came to Anfield in December 1982.

While Keegan and Toshack famously went on television to prove their telepathy, Dalglish and Rush showed they were on exactly the same wavelength with a goal born of immense creativity and incredible understanding.

As Dalglish takes possession on the halfway line, Rush is already thinking one step ahead of his marker, beginning a run in expectation of the ball arriving at his feet.

His forethought is rewarded as Dalglish spins away from his man before delivering the most inch perfect pass you could ever wish to see which dovetails exactly with Rush's run.

A precise swing of Rush's left boot later and the ball is in the back of Watford's net.

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35 Torres' French flourish.

Judging by the way he has started his Anfield career, Fernando Torres will probably end up dominating Liverpool's greatest goals lists by the time he comes to hang up his boots.

For now though, he will have to make do with two entries which isn't bad seeing he is still to complete his second season.

His second came at the atmospheric Stade Veledrome on a night when Liverpool needed him to deliver and as usual Torres did not let them down.

Legendary alpine skier Alberto Tomba would have been proud of this slalom run as Torres cut in from the left hand side, dropping his shoulder and evading a succession of obstacles before curling the ball home with a trademark finish.

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34Liverpool give thanks for the holy trinity.

Barnes, Beardsley, Aldridge.

Liverpool's all conquering team of 1987/88 had so many great players but it was this triumvirate which provided the cutting edge on countless occasions.

John Aldridge's finishing prowess was up there with the very best and accompanied by the supreme creativity of John Barnes and Peter Beardsley the Liverpool-born striker took his own goalscoring art to another level.

Never was this more vividly illustrated than in an FA Cup semi-final against Nottingham Forest at Hillsborough in April 1988.

Barnes and Beardsley combined down the left to create a space which the England winger raced into before curling an inch perfect cross into the box.

Aldridge needed no further invitation, timing his run to perfection and meeting Barnes' delivery with a sidefooted volley which gave Forest keeper Steve Sutton no chance.

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33 "A Goal In A Million".

This was the ECHO headline which celebrated Phil Boersma's wonder goal against Stoke at Anfield in September 1974.

"There was no doubting the finality or the brilliance of one of the best goals seen on this ground for years when Boersma put Liverpool two up seconds before half time," wrote Michael Charters without any need for hyperbole or exaggeration.

Boersma had collected the ball fully 50 yards from goal before setting off on a surging run which saw him beat man after man before sliding the ball past Stoke keeper John Farmer.

At the start of the 1974/75 season Boersma scored 10 goals in just five weeks but this strike was far and away the most memorable.

32 The villain of 89 becomes the hero of 92.

Mention Michael Thomas and one goal in particular springs to mind - and it broke Liverpool's hearts.

Enough about his title winning heroics for Arsenal though.

That's another, much less enjoyable story.The 1992 FA Cup final at Wembley provided the perfect setting for Thomas to make amends for cruelly ending Liverpool's hopes of winning the league in 1989 and he did just that by getting his name on the scoresheet in spectacular style.

Teed up by the rampaging Steve McManaman, Thomas swivelled to shift the weight onto his left hand side before sending a wonderful, dipping volley into the top corner.

A place in Liverpool history was ensured and this time it was for all the right reasons.

31 The artful dodger in his prime.

Few forwards in the modern age had such an innate ability to hit the target that they were regarded as natural strikers - but Robbie Fowler certainly did.

At the peak of his powers he was a penalty box predator of the highest order with goals flowing on a weekly basis and opposition defences at a loss to work out how to stop this master of the art.

If ever a goal summed Fowler up it was this one against Aston Villa, simply because it captured everything which made him a Kop hero before he was barely out of his teens.

Receiving the ball with his back to goal 35 yards out, the most obvious thing for a frontman to do is to retain possession by picking out a team mate with a simple pass before heading towards the business end of the pitch.

Fowler, though, liked nothing better than doing the extraordinary and in this case he certainly achieved that by flicking a sumptuous backheel through Steve Staunton's legs to set up a shooting opportunity.

Given the distance the odds were still stacked against him though but a lethal combination of unerring accuracy and thunderous power meant the ball flew past te stranded Mark Bosnich in the blink of an eye.

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