Past playersJan Molby

After signing from Dutch giants Ajax during the summer of 1984 with a view to replacing the departed Graeme Souness, the playmaker – nicknamed the 'Great Dane' – became a genuine cult hero on the Kop.

An infamously stocky physique had no bearing on Molby's exquisite touch, pinpoint distribution and ability to fashion space. If that wasn't enough, he could also play sweeper and rarely missed from the penalty spot.

Following a debut at home to Norwich City in August 1984, the midfielder made 24 appearances for the Reds in his maiden campaign and notched a single goal. It proved to be the warm-up to a season he would never surpass.

Molby was a tour de force throughout the 1985-86 double-winning season, featuring in 58 matches and contributing a personal best of 21 goals. In the FA Cup final victory over Everton at Wembley, the Dane helped to create all three of Liverpool's goals.

That year also included an iconic moment in both Anfield history and Molby's career, which only a lucky few actually witnessed. In an untelevised cup match against Manchester United, the midfielder converted a spectacular solo strike from distance after dribbling from the halfway line.

Injuries prevented Molby from having as explosive an impact in the seasons that followed and he played just eight times during the glorious 1987-88 campaign. By the end of the decade, though, he had claimed a second championship and another FA Cup.

He reclaimed his place in the side in time for the Wembley triumph over Sunderland in 1992, further bolstering his medal collection with what was perhaps his final high at Liverpool.

His number of appearances continued to dwindle under Souness and later Roy Evans, and Molby's relationship with the club eventually ended in February 1996 only after he had become the first foreign player to spend a decade with an English team.