Liverpool dream team: Best all time starting 11
By Kris Whelan
FWD- Ian Rush
It’s true that they say you should never go back, but were it not for Ian Rush’s return to Liverpool following a spell with Juventus, the club would have missed out on mega goals. There is no doubt that this man would make it in to every Liverpool fan’s dream team, as he’s the all time leading scorer on Merseyside.
Rush played a combined 660 times and scored an incredible 346 goals, a record that won’t be broken in my lifetime. He was leading scorer at the club for 9 different years and picked up the European Golden Boot once. The Welshman won five league titles, two European cups and three FA Cups.
His partnership with Kenny Dalglish is the greatest the club has ever seen, (though Daniel Sturridge and Luis Suarez was also amazing) and my dream team obviously benefits from having them both in the side. Rush leads the attack and would be an absolute nightmare for any defender, even in the modern game.
Like Dalglish, Rush can be seen at Anfield on a regular basis as he is still a die hard fan of the club. Of all the players I wish I could have seen play in their prime, Rush is by far the top candidate. One particular goal I love to watch on a regular basis is where he scored in the FA Cup final, breaking the camera that was foolishly too close to the net.
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