Few things in football are more aesthetically pleasing than a wand of a left foot wielded in a red shirt at Anfield. From thunderous free kicks to perfectly whipped assists, the Reds have been blessed with a remarkable lineage of left-footed talent. Here are ten of the greatest Liverpool left-footers in the Premier League era.

10. Xherdan Shaqiri (RW)

Xherdan Shaqiri’s inclusion is a statement, considering that he was predominantly a rotation player and therefore his three seasons at the club (2018-2021) produced only eight goals and nine assists. Yet, when you think of magical left feet, Shaqiri is right up there with the best.

When Mourinho and Manchester United visited Anfield in 2018, it was Shaqiri’s brace that not only gave Liverpool the three points but also sent Mourinho towards the exit door within days.

9. Fábio Aurélio (LW)

Fábio Aurélio may not be one of Liverpool’s most memorable names, but at the crux of it, he was a technically refined and productive full back. Rafa Benitez clearly saw value in the defender; having been a part of his title-winning Valencia side, the manager was keen to be reunited with him at Anfield.

Aurelio’s highlight on Merseyside undoubtedly came during the famous 4-1 win at Old Trafford in 2009. The Brazilian full-back swept a classy free-kick beyond a stranded Edwin van der Sar to put the Reds 3-1 up against Man United, before an Andrea Dossena lob in injury time put Liverpool supporters in dreamland.

8. Daniel Agger (CB)

It may be unusual to associate centre-halves with venomous strikes from outside the box, but Daniel Agger wasn’t the conventional type. Fans should remember his thunderous strike against West Ham and his vital finish against Chelsea to send Liverpool to the 2007 Champions League final.

He was a loyal servant, from 2006-2014, playing 232 games across all competitions for the Reds. Also, one of the most underrated players in the last decade, maybe because his teams always came up just short. And yet he was a player who always felt like he had more to give.

7. Patrik Berger (LM)

Patrik Berger played for the Reds from 1996-2003, totalling 63 goal contributions in 196 games. His peak provided nine league goals in the 99/00 season, fine numbers for a midfielder of his type.

It's no surprise that Steven Gerrard once said of Berger that he was the “best left-footed striker of a ball I have seen.”

His hat-trick against Chelsea in the 97/98 season is the sort of individual performance that writes certain names into club folklore, and after winning the FA Cup with the club in 2001, alongside two League Cups in 2001 and 2003, Berger certainly meets that threshold.

6. Daniel Sturridge (CF)

I grew up watching Daniel Sturridge at his peak, his partnership with Luis Suárez whose combined tally was being compared to the scoring output of entire clubs.

Suárez and Sturridge formed a prolific "SAS" partnership at Liverpool, most notably during the 2013-14 season, where they combined for 52 Premier League goals and 26 assists. In that incredible season, they played 62 games together, totaling 55 goals and 28 assists.

Liverpool came agonisingly close to the title that year, a tinge of sadness which permeates Sturridge’s career at Liverpool itself. A player with extraordinary talent, an abnormally accurate strike, but undone again and again by injury. His curling strike against Chelsea in 2018 was a piece of nostalgia on just how brilliant he could’ve been.

5. John Arne Riise (LB)

Arne Riise was a left-back, yet in 348 games for the club he scored 31 goals and provided 33 assists, immense contributing numbers for a defensive player. He was an integral part of the side that fought back to win the 2005 Champions League in Istanbul, and his raw, explosive left-foot produced sublime and venomous strikes time and time again.

And like many on this list, one of Arne Riise’s most iconic strikes came against Manchester United. It was a thunderous 30-yard free kick on November 4, 2001. The left-footed blast, clocked at nearly 70 mph, flew past Fabien Barthez into the top corner at Anfield.

That rocket instantly cemented Riise as a Kop favourite and one of the most dangerous long-range shooters in the league. There were very few players in world football you’d least want to see winding up on the edge of your box.

4. Andy Robertson (LB)

Andy Robertson has defined the left-back position under Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool. If Arne Riise’s numbers seem unreal, Robertson’s 13 goals and 69 assists in 369 appearances is not only hard to believe but a record-breaking feat for a defender in the competition’s history.

What separates Robertson, at his peak, from almost every full-back in the world is his engine, his relentlessness and his refusal to stop short of the final whistle. Currently, he’s not a regular starter in Arne Slot’s starting XI, but his goal and assist against Wolves in the last FA Cup game were a reminder that he’s already a Liverpool legend. As he put it himself after the game, “I’m not sure I’ve got a point to prove in a Liverpool shirt.”

That mentality helped him win everything under Jürgen Klopp, and many still won’t do him justice for just how important he was in those silverware successes.

3. Robbie Fowler (CF)

The name Robbie Fowler will forever be associated with Liverpool Football Club, spending the majority of his career at the club across two spells (1993-2001, 2006-2007) and amassing an incredible 183 goals and 50 assists in 369 appearances.

He was off the mark in an instant, scoring twelve goals in his debut season at the age of eighteen, and currently sits ninth in the Premier League goalscoring charts. Fowler’s most iconic Liverpool moment is arguably his rapid 4-minute and 33-second hat-trick against Arsenal in August 1994, a Premier League record at the time.

His silverware at the club was limited to domestic cups, but his goalscoring output undoubtedly deserved more.

2. John Barnes (LM)

While John Barnes' legendary status was established during the 1980s of the English First Division and early 1990s, he did play at the top level in the Premier League for Liverpool, Newcastle, and Charlton after its formation in 1992. 

To rank Barnes second is not to diminish the incredible player that he was, but to acknowledge that the player in first holds such sheer statistical dominance in the Premier League era that is almost impossible to overhaul. Barnes, for those who saw him, was something else entirely, with 107 goals and 92 assists across his time at the club.

My own eyes never had the privilege of watching John Barnes in his pomp, so this entry owes much to the generation of supporters who keep his legacy alive. One of Barnes’ most defining moments for the Reds came during a 1988 Merseyside Derby at Goodison Park, when he casually backheeled a banana thrown onto the pitch, a gesture of dignity in the face of racism. Those who watched him at his peak will tell you the same thing: John Barnes belongs at the very top.

1. Mohamed Salah (RW)

Mohamed Salah is quite simply the greatest left-footed player to have graced Anfield. And you can make a case that he might be the greatest winger Premier League has ever seen. 

His statistics are unprecedented, with 375 goal contributions (254 goals, 121 assists) in 432 games, but somehow cannot define the stature of his impact on the club. Those figures place him third in Liverpool’s all-time scoring charts, and the 191 goals in the league places him fourth in the history of the Premier League.

What makes Salah’s story more remarkable is the beginning, coming to Liverpool whilst carrying the weight of a failed Chelsea stint and a Premier League misfit. His response was defining, claiming the Golden Boot with 32 goals in his debut season, and providing 10 assists for good measure.

And yet, the doubters didn't stop chirping against him, calling him a 'One Season Wonder'. That one season wonder is now in his 9th season, and he's registered 20+ G/A in all of the past 8 seasons. Salah currently has 11 G/A in the Premier League this season, and if anyone can register 9 more G/A in remaining games it's the Egyptian King. After all, he has broken almost every goalscoring record the club possesses and has redefined what a wide forward can be.