Liverpool's Greatest Premier League XI
While Liverpool has been very successful in English club football with 18 league titles, the club is yet to win the trophy ever since the formation of the English Premier League in 1992.However, Liverpool has enjoyed some successful seasons and has regularly finished in the top 4 for a major portion of the EPL era. We present a combined XI of the greatest players to have played for the club in the Premier League.Disclaimer: The views expressed here are solely that of the author and do not reflect those of the site.
#1 Goalkeeper: Pepe Reina
The Spanish goalkeeper is seemingly unwanted at the club now, but has been an excellent servant since joining in 2005. His reliable shot-stopping skills and ability to distribute the ball well to create attacks made him an instant favourite with the fans, as he won the UEFA Super Cup and FA Cup in his first season at the club.
Reina won the Golden Gloves award in the Premier League for three consecutive seasons from 2005-06 to 2007-08, and was the fastest keeper in Liverpool’s history to reach the century of clean sheets. A specialist in saving penalties, Reina won the FA Cup in 2006 and Carling Cup in 2012 in the penalty shootout stage.
He is the record holder for the maximum appearances in the Premier League by a Spanish player having represented Liverpool in 285 matches. He kept his 100th clean sheet in the Premier League for the club in a 3-0 win over Aston Villa in the 2010-11 season in his 198th game.
Reina was also voted as the Liverpool Player of Season in the 2009-10 season.