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Arne Slot reveals who he actually thinks is the greatest Liverpool player of all time

Srinivas Sadhanand

Wed 12 February 2025 7:55, UK Updated Wed 12 February 2025 8:55, UK

With Liverpool having a whole host of world-class players at their disposal throughout their history, it is difficult to determine which out of their several greats stands above the rest.

Even in Arne Slot’s current side, there are plenty of superstars who could potentially get into an all🐎-time XI featuring Liverpool’s best-ever players.

The likes of Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Alisson Becker and Andy Robertson have been instrumental behind the Reds’ ascent over𒁏 the past fewꦓ years where they have won every possible trophy.

The aforementioned quintet’s legacy could further be emboldened if they help Liverpool win their second Premier League title amongst other potential pieces o♔f silverware by the end of t✅he campaign.

Position	Team	Played MP	Won W	Drawn D	Lost L	For GF	Against GA	Diff GD	Points Pts
1	LiverpoolLiverpool	23	17	5	1	56	21	35	56

But usually, the question about the Merseyside-based club’s greatest player in history tends to be a debate between Steven Gerrard and Kenny Dalglish.

Gerrard is considered 🌳the Premier🎶 League’s greatest midfielder by many already.

Arne Slot names Steven Gerrard as the greatest Liverpool player in history

The manner in which Steven Gerrard carried Liverpool on his back for years on end, despite them not always having the best sides and still spearheadꦚed them towards winning trophies made him a truly special footballer.

But then Kenny Dalglish wa🃏s the face of the Reds’ golden era in the 1980s and he even led them to glory as a manager — making him a one-of-a-kind figure in Liverpool history💯.

However, when Arne Slot was asked who he reckons is the greates🔯t Liverpool player of all time, the Dutchman’s pick was Steven Gerrard.

Slot initially joked wh🀅ile speaking to TNT Sports: “Smartest thing to say is Jamie Carragher?”

“The꧒ one that stands out to me is Steven Gerrard.”

The retired midfielder is still revered, with Harvey Elliott naming Gerrard as his idol. Rafael Benitez lauded Gerrard in December as well by picking him 🃏as the best player hಞe has ever coached as well.

Steven Gerrard vs Mohamed Salah at Liverpool

If Liverpool win the league title once again, there woul🔯d be a case for Salah to be considered Liverpool’s best pꩲlayer.

The Egyptian would have led 🌃the Reds to the league title twice, a trophy Gerrard failed to win during his time at Anfield.

Furthermore, Salah’s sheer output and the number of trophies he has managed to win in an era th🃏at has featured arguably one of the best club sides of the modern era in Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City is all the more impressive.

As a result𒉰, the former Roma winger could sway some towards his direction in this never-ending debate.

Based onꦛ the statistics, Salah (260 goal contributions) has the edge over Gerrard (212 goal contributions), howeverಌ.