Midfielders:
- Jason McAteer – Played exactly 100 Premier League games for Liverpool, leaving for Blackburn in 1999. The Republic of Ireland international, who was also capable of playing at full-back, finished his career with spells at Sunderland and Tranmere, for whom he severed as assistant manager in 2009.
- Salif Diao – The Senegalese star arrived at the club off the back of his fantastic performances at the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan, where he helped his side reach the last eight. Unfortunately, he wasn’t able to reproduce those performances at Anfield and he was soon allowed to leave.
- Patrik Berger – The Czech midfielder spent seven years at Anfield, winning the treble in 2001 and putting in many a good performance from the left-hand side. He also played for Portsmouth, Aston Villa and Stoke City during a lengthy spell in English football.
- Luis Garcia – One of the heroes of our 2005 Champions League run. Everyone remembers the goal against Juventus. Everyone remembers the ‘goal’ against Chelsea. The Spaniard instantly endeared himself to the Liverpool faithful and even now holds a special place in our hearts.
- Steve McManaman – Intriguingly, Steve could just as easily have been lining up on the opposite side, having won two La Liga titles and two Champions Leagues during his time in Madrid. However, Liverpool is his home, the place where he made more than 250 Premier League appearances.
- Harry Kewell – One of the greatest players Australia have ever produced. His time at Liverpool was sadly littered by a variety of injuries but he can still look back fondly on starting both the 2005 Champions League final and the 2006 FA Cup final – although he was substituted in both games.
- David Thompson – Still only 37 and subsequently one of the youngest players in this match. Like Jones, he was forced into an early retirement due to injury problems. He was never quite able to make the grade at Liverpool after emerging from our academy but still enjoyed a decent football league career.
- Vladimir Smicer – The man whose last kick of a football for Liverpool effectively won the Champions League – with Dudek’s save from Andriy Shevchenko sealing the deal. The Czech spent six years at Anfield, making more than 100 Premier League appearances.
