5 Greatest Liverpool footballers of all time

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#1 Sir Kenny Dalglish

Dalglish is the greatest footballer ever born in Scotland. He also remains Liverpool's greatest footballer of all time. He was a brilliant forward who won a lot of matches for the Reds with his scintillating performances. He was fondly called “King Kenny” by the Liverpool supporters.

Dalglish joined Liverpool from Celtic in 1977 and continued playing for them till 1990. He was also their captain for a long period of time. Dalglish was a brilliant passer and dribbler and used to create a lot of moves with his enviable skills.

He was among the best midfielders in Europe in his prime and also remained a talismanic player for Liverpool. He scored the match-winner for Liverpool in the 1977-78 European Cup final. He also finished runner-up in Ballon d’Or 1983.

Dalglish won 3 European Cups and 6 English First Division titles for Liverpool. He also scored 169 goals from 502 matches for them. He retired in 1990 and was selected as one of the 100 greatest footballers of all time by FIFA in 2004.

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Growing up, he idolized Boris Becker, but he now firmly believes Novak Djokovic stands alone as the 'Greatest of all Time', especially considering the 24-time Grand Slam champion's incredible stats. One thing that still puzzles Subhadeep, however, is how Becker's Wimbledon tally might have reached five if not for Pete Sampras.

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