- Years: 2004-2007
- Appearances: 121
- Goals: 30
- Trophies: Champions League (2005), UEFA Super Cup (2005), FA Cup (2006)
Luis Garcia scored – yes, scored – one of Anfield’s most famous goals and wrote his name into Liverpool FC history as an Istanbul 2005 hero.
Recruited from Barcelona by new manager Rafael Benitez in 2004, the diminutive Spanish attacker was capable of creating magical, defining moments.
Thirteen goals during his debut season would already have been sufficient to endear him to the Kop – but it was the thrill and significance of them that typically stood him out.
There was a screamer at home to Charlton Athletic early in the campaign, three strikes across a two-legged Champions League knockout tie with Bayer Leverkusen, and a Merseyside derby effort.
A sensational blast in a quarter-final against Juventus was followed by his winning goal in the European Cup semi-final with Chelsea at Anfield that sent the Reds back to the showpiece.
Did it cross the line? Who cares?
