5 Liverpool players you have probably forgotten

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#3 Nicolas Anelka

Nicolas Anelka
Nicolas Anelka

The French international Nicolas Anelka started his professional career with Paris St. Germain and was snapped by Arsenal in 1997.

He enjoyed a great spell with the Gunners and helped the club win the Premier League title during the 1998-1999 season. He won the PFA Young Player of the Year award 1998-1999 and was also included in the PFA Team of the Year 1998-1999. He played 65 Premier League games, scoring 23 goals for the club before joining Real Madrid in 1999.

However, he left the Bernabeu after just one season and joined his former club PSG in 2000. Liverpool signed him on loan from PSG in 2002 and he played 20 games, scoring four goals for the Reds during his loan spell.

Nikolas Anelka played for 12 different clubs during his career and he finally hung his boots in 2015 after a spell with the Indian Super League side, Mumbai City FC.

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