Liverpool’s Greatest – No.3: Ian Rush

NewsLiverpool’s Greatest – No.3: Ian Rush Published 5 hours ago By Glenn Price Years: 1980-1987, 1988-1996 Appearances: 660 Goals: 346 Trophies: League Cup (1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1995), European Cup (1981, 1984), First Division (1981-82, 1982-83, 1983-84, 1985-86, 1989-90), FA Cup (1986, 1989, 1992) Ian Rush is the greatest goalscorer in Liverpool’s rich history and no further introduction is necessary. The Welshman netted 346 – three hundred and forty-six! – times across 15 seasons to sit atop the club’s all-time scorers list. It is likely he will never be dethroned from that position. You do not score even half of that number of goals without being the complete striker, and Rush had many strings to his bow leading the Reds’ attack. He was a fox in the box, a magic-maker and a relentless pressing machine all rolled into one iconic forward. And his hugely effective partnership with the equally gifted Kenny Dalglish behind him bears comparisons with any duo to have combined in LFC history. “Wow, what an attacker,” said one of his teammates in the era, Sammy Lee . “Not only an attacker but he was our first line of defence. Absolutely superb. “All I’d have to do as
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