#3 Ian Rush
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The legendary Welshman is considered one of the greatest strikers in the English game and over the course of his two separate spells at Liverpool, Ian Rush played for the club for 16 years.
Rush joined the club in 1980 and over the next six years, plundered goals for the club almost at will. In only 182 appearances across all competitions, he scored 109 goals and helped the club win 4 league titles, 1 FA Cup, 3 league cup titles and 1 European Cup.
After a spell at Juventus, he returned to Liverpool on loan in 1986 and scored 30 goals in 42 games. In 1988, Rush returned to Liverpool permanently and over the next 8 seasons, scored 90 goals in 245 appearances.
In his second spell, he won the league once, however, no striker has had such an influence on the success of a club as Rush and according to Liverpool fan poll, he stands 3rd (out of 100) in the ranking of 'Players who shook the Kop'.