Liverpool's Top 5 Greatest Legends | Phil Thompson 🏆 | Ep 8

[@footballsgreatestpod]

Who are your top five Liverpool legends? 🤔

[@RoyHodgson97]

- King Kenny - Ian Rush - StevieG - Mohammed Salah - Alisson Becker

[@footballsgreatestpod]

@@RoyHodgson97 where would you ranked Alisson in terms of best PL keepers of all time??

[@ibelieveinlove9943]

1. Mohammed Salah 2. Steven Gerrard 3. Sir Virgil Van Dyke 4. Michael Owen 5. Allison Players who just missed out: Bobby Dazzler, Sadio Mane and Luis Suarez

[@jeewa7114]

@@footballsgreatestpod First for me. Best in terms of ability no doubt

[@premanand25]

1. Stevie 2. Alison 3. Virgil 4. Salah 5. Bobby

[@chiplawson5491]

I'm not a Liverpool fan but always love Phil's passion for the game. He was not only a great player and captain but a brilliant coach and his imput on Soccer Saturday is sorely missed.

[@MrCheswickMusic]

Barnes wasn't only a great player, he was and still is a great man, one of my favourite players of all time

[@footballsgreatestpod]

A true ambassador 👏

[@Carl-u9w]

I agree he is a adopted son

[@hamonryechinaski180]

👍👍 After his bad injuries, the reinventing himself, the way he kept the ball was 10/10. Totally unappreciated for his passing and keeping the ball. I loved him❤❤

[@memeguyTM]

Phil Thompson has so much love for Liverpool. It is wonderful.

[@Thai.Farang]

All Kopites on Merseyside share that passion

[@footballsgreatestpod]

True red - talks about these players with so much passion, we love it ❤

[@matthewdoyle3877]

@@Thai.Farang Your all biased and need to get jobs

[@Thai.Farang]

@@matthewdoyle3877 Thanks for the advice

[@bantamNeil12]

Great show Jeff!!!...Wish u, Thommo and the boys were back on Soccer Saturday!!!...What a lineup that really was!!!...👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@boydgough6737]

Yeah thats too male and too white nowadays unfortunatly

[@ibelieveinlove9943]

Well said, Thommo about Owen. He was my childhood hero. He saved Liverpool so many times and won them trophies in those dark days. It’s easy to be great when you have a great squad and manager like Liverpool have now but not so when you have an average squad and manager (as was the case with Owen).

[@yessi1585]

Sorry but I can’t agree with Thommo on this one. You simply can’t join united and win a prem, then still say “we” when talking about Liverpool..

[@jydeade8944]

I wasn't bitter when Owen joined United because I knew he was washed out.

[@jydeade8944]

​@@yessi1585Owen gave his best years for Liverpool, won us trophies and was a product of the academy. He was finished when he joined United, he didn't contribute much.

[@yessi1585]

@@jydeade8944 you don’t support Liverpool and say “we”, and join united. Simple

[@kb5509]

A top 3 or 4 squad and manager is not "average"

[@franzherflek4116]

Not a Liverpool fan , but surely phill Thompson is a legend in his own right !

[@moons4768]

My hero when I was young was Terry McDermott and he probably don’t even get in top 20 these days. But what a player he was.

[@redboyjan]

My hero was and still is Phil Neal, 4 European cup medals, great bloke

[@Britishrailer]

Amen.

[@bf6848]

Loved Terry mac, pure class.

[@howwwwwyyyyy]

Terry Mac is one of my favourite players, some of the goals he scored were superb,my favourite was the seventh against Spurs, I was in the kop and got a memorable view of it, ran from his own goal line to get on the end of the cross

[@garydixon4290]

Ray Kennedy

[@sirroger1792]

Will never forget watching Phil Thompson at the '74 Cup Final win against Newcastle. It was late in the 2nd half with the game already comfortably won and PT ,a string-bean of a player was at centre-half and he couldn't stop looking back at the celebrating Kop end of the stadium. Time and time again. You could see he was a fan and almost pinching himself at being on the pitch in a cup-winning LFC team rather than standing on the terraces. A vivid memory. What a Captain and servant of LFC.

[@muhammedrahman7013]

Pure Legend! YNWA!

[@alancruickshank949]

Just remember the late great Peter Jones commentating on Liverpool during the early 80's, the most common phrase was Dalglish, Rush, Goal!

[@ianthomas1060]

That's a great idea for a tattoo..... Dalglish... Rush..... GOAL ⚽

[@ethelburga]

Never seen a relationship like Rush and Dalglish. Dalglish would hit a ball into space leaving you wondering WTF? then Rush would appear from nowhere and blast it in.

[@robinstevenson1098]

Yeh I remember that, and the crowd sighing too. Everyone going WTF.

[@howwwwwyyyyy]

Eyes in the back of his head, it's what I remember most about Dalglish

[@cassius128]

Ian Rush has a great way of explaining it something along these lines - “ Kenny would tell me to start making the run on his 1st touch and he’d find me with his 2nd touch…he didn’t need a 3rd! “ Some players are just able to see the picture in their head without having to dwell on it…Dalglish was one of those players. 👏

[@markjoyce1720]

Well what a fantastic watch that was, i'm not a Liverpool fan but this was fantastic. The passion in Phil Thompsons voice was there for everyone to see and here, he is very sadly missed on soccer saturday as is Jeff Stelling. So much so I don't make a point to watch it as i used to.

[@davidshort1055]

What an awesome show and just how fit does he look at 82 years young

[@nurulali2828]

This is Thommos list and im here for it. Need to celebrate ALL our heroes always!

[@footballsgreatestpod]

Love it! Who would make your list?

[@fargodavilleitnotd6729]

Great player was Thommo, he tells a great story too, Ive been pleased to hear him on talksport recently as well, good football knowledge, great to listen to, good listening to Jeff now as well, I nearly gave up on talksport but stuck it out because of Brazil, Im a early morning delivery driver and it was getting really difficult to listen to a lot of them talksport so called pundits, But Jeff has joined now and with Brazil, Mcoist and great guests coming on Im listening with a smile and more importantly to sport again instead of talkUnited! Cheers Jeff

[@Thesultanofsw4t]

Love thommo, kirkby hero❤thanks fellas for soccer Saturday over the years. Legends.

[@peterj.farnsworth2606]

There you go, someone else who's hole Liverpool history and love starts with Sir Rodger. (giving my age away) Loved to run out on a Sat evening and buy a "Pink" and see those pictures. What a hero!

[@nonnayoubuzinnes1669]

For me: 1. Dalglish, 2. Barnes, 3. Rush, 4. Gerrard 5. Van Dijk.

[@kop1979]

For me it is: 1:Dalgish 2:Salah 3:Rush 4:Gerrard 5:Van Dyke

[@footballsgreatestpod]

The actor from Mary Poppins?? 😅

[@amirdiriye1570]

Salah over Gerrard? What a bl€%

[@martymccartan4616]

Hansen is better than Van Dyke .

[@robinstevenson1098]

Yeh I agree, but I’m predjuciced Dalglish, Souness, Hanson, Gary Macalister, Robbo. No other country need apply.

[@brianking9093]

1. Dalglish, 2. Gerrard, 3. Salah, 4. Rush, 5. Barnes

[@footballsgreatestpod]

Made room for Salah 👏🇪🇬 Not a bad list, that

[@FTMJarra]

@@footballsgreatestpod can’t have Salah above players who were there for 10 years or more. Hansen is the best defender they’ve ever had, best I’ve ever seen, including your Maldini’s & Baresi’s & Ramos’ Ridiculously hard choice for Thommo, there have been so many legends at Anfield.

[@alancruickshank949]

We really have been blessed with some amazing footballers over the years

[@footballsgreatestpod]

It's some list isn't it 😅

[@runningsuperska]

Gerrard was a force of nature.

[@moz7777]

Dalglish Gerrard Rush Salah Barnes

[@chriskelly4894]

So what would you say about Salah if he left under a cloud? Never a legend until the job is done!

[@allroundthefields1096]

@@chriskelly4894so true, Keegen, Owen, Suarez, McMannaman, Souness, all decided to leave and this affects how they are remembered. All great servants, all great players, but with somewhat tarnished reputations.

[@howwwwwyyyyy]

​@@allroundthefields1096I remember Keegan coming back to anfield with Hamburg and getting his name sung over and over again and that was when Dalglish was always first to be sung,he was still loved at Liverpool,as was Souness as a player

[@r4h4al]

Great guest to have on. Forgot how interesting Phil is to listen to.

[@fabphil100]

Half hour is no use Phil should do a 2 hour interview with the lads on under the cosh

[@ukArnz]

Not a Liverpool fan, but always dreamed of having a player like Gerrard playing for my club

[@Basman59]

Top 5: 1 Gerrard, 2 Callaghan, 3 Dalglish, 4 Clemence, 5 Hunt - crackn show with Thommo

[@hamonryechinaski180]

Gerrard, Dalglish, Suarez, Souness, Hansen for me. Suarez is there because he was No1 in world, faster to 50 at Barca than Messi, Messi fave partner and, if we'd been at top without awful owners/no dough, he'd have stayed and smashed records.

[@paulself8698]

A great show - thanks Jeff and Thommo.

[@footballsgreatestpod]

Cheers Paul 👏

[@stedevo3812]

I agree about Barnes over salah, growing up in that era when liverpool were flying in 80's early 90's winning the double etc. Its to do with Barnes getting the ball and it sticking to is feet EVERY time he ran with the ball. We get the same excitement with salah but the ball can run off is foot and not have the same control as Barnes. Most definitely a hard one but Barnes for me.

[@stedevo3812]

Just to correct myself Barnes came after the double win but I'm talking about that era in general

[@magic1968]

I'm lucky to have lived while some of the greatest players in the history of football have played for us. YNWA.

[@footballsgreatestpod]

So many players could've made the list 😅

[@TrifficLad33]

Jeff and the lads were class. Sky replaced a brilliant team of pundits that worked so well together and replaced them with dull as dishwater 'pundits' and now the show is atrocious and unwatchable. Great job sky👏

[@Cambridge-man.]

Never a truer word spoken

[@allroundthefields1096]

Barnes, at his peak, playing in todays football, with the protection players get, the rule changes, my goodness, he would of been even better. He was my hero growing up, I worshipped him, his poster adorned my walls.

[@cendur]

Great listening to Phil Thompson!

[@redboyjan]

Phil Neal for me. Gotta love Thommo's love for Liverpool and the game like!

[@premanand25]

.... while Phil Tomo himself is a Liverpool Legend...

[@dermotfox1761]

Terrific list from tommo here. All individually superb particularly Kenny and barnsey but one thing sticks out, what terrific team players they ALL were, Rushie brilliant runner and first line of defense. barnes creator, stevie workrate, Kenny everything.

[@footballsgreatestpod]

It's the Liverpool way 👏

[@joejackson6453]

Tommo, Wow, love the guy and hearing his insight, many thanks ❤

[@benjkilner4254]

Jeff - you should do a separate weekly series on this channel with the old gang (Kammy, Thommo, Charlie, Merse and Tiss) discussing current football topics (much like the first 3 hours of a soccer saturday)

[@Lee_yourboylee]

I guessed 4 out of the 5, Jeff. I thought Big Souey would make the list but Tommo went for his boyhood hero Hunt. Fair enough. Another good episode, enjoyed Tommo's passion.

[@aaronwillis1059]

My top 5 has to be. 1. Gerrard 2. King Kenny 3. Rush 4. Salah 5. Clemence

[@pjduff7577]

Beardsley was 1.9 million if my memory serves me correctly

[@andrekoerber7334]

Hi Thommo....do you remember playing versus Dynamo Dresden in the European Cup in the 70ies? You beat us (I am from Dresden and when you played there I was in the stadium as a teenager) 3 times. Once we were close to knock you out.....in 77 we lost 1:2 in Liverpool but drew 0:0 in Dresden. One of our players hit the post once....!! Since then I have been a Reds-supporter like all my football loving friends from those times.

[@howwwwwyyyyy]

I remember it,we were 5-1 up and you gave us a fright with the way you started

[@roolaing]

I’m not being overly sentimental or romantic, but I grew up next to where Dalglish grew up, and he was of that ilk where life was hard, but it was all you knew, so it shaped him with a determination that only those hewn that way can understand. It’s all about community. It’s all about graft. It’s little wonder he is King of Liverpool.

[@delby66]

Phil has picked some amazing players for his list and rightly so. However, my favourite player of all time is Emlyn Hughes. The man was exceptional in what he did. He was all over the pitch with his tireless running, breaking up opposing attacks, his distribution of the ball was superb and every so often he would pop up with one of his howitzer goals. Boy, could he hit a ball. I'm not sure if he was in the top 5, but the man was a brilliant player, a brilliant leader. I just had to mention his name.

[@flyingcod14]

No Graeme Souness? I'm shocked I tell ya, shocked! 😮

[@chrismiller6317]

2 of the Soccer Saturday A Team,When it was CLASS!!!! Now it’s ARSE!!! keep these coming Jeff would love to see Wrighty on here 👏👏👍👍

[@SamCovington-fh7ek]

Told you he'd be on here Thommo from a devastated Chelsea fan congratulations Liverpool

[@footballsgreatestpod]

You certainly had your chances! Hard luck yesterday ⚽👑

[@SamCovington-fh7ek]

Kelleher was unreal what is it with Kelleher in the Carabao Cup Final that's twice he's done the business against us

[@footballsgreatestpod]

Best No2 keeper in the league? 🤔@@SamCovington-fh7ek

[@andrewharrison7767]

@@footballsgreatestpod nah, dubravka won a trophy without even playing lol

[@thesaintst1851]

There is no DOUBT that barnes is ahead of Mo’… Mo is a legend but barnes was something else… should be number 2 actually

[@onelove154]

King Kenny Dalglish. Number 1. 👑 and rightly so. Kenny Dalglish is the greatest red of all time.

[@Newcastle423]

No he's not

[@jaywaidson811]

Graham Soness, Gerrard, kenny douglesh, mo salah, Ian rush

[@dazzgamezz4628]

You are a legend Jeff!

[@ishraqsyed8999]

Amazing insight. While us relatively new fans and I say new even though I have supported Liverpool for over 20 overs now, we may think why no Salah or Trent or VVD but these guys have seen that generation. I as a Liverpool fan didn't see dalglish, rush, barnes or hunt. For me 1. Gerrard 2. Salah 3. Alisson 4. Van Dijk 5. Trent Trent would

[@dface6447]

It wasn't the Gerrard slip that cost LFC the title imo,it was being 3-0 up et C Palace n drawing 3-3 😢

[@andrekoerber7334]

My best 11 Reds-players ever: Goal: Clemence, Defense: Thompson, Neal, van Dijk, Hansen, midfield: Dalglish, Xabi Alonso, Souness, Gerrard, attack: Keegan, Torres. ......and I still saw players like Rush, Case, Kennedy, Highway, Toshack, Callaghan, Mc Dermott.....

[@terrytt5067]

Hi Carly, It's Kammy here, haha! "I've told you not to call me that on air" !!

[@anthonybrady2779]

Gerrard should be 1, he saved us in those dark days.

[@Matt-eu3pn]

90% agree with Tommo I'd go 5-fowler 4-kenny 3-barnsey 2-klopp (doesn't say players and we all know he brought back the joy) 1-stevie get obvs

[@NazSBG]

My top 5: 1. Dalglish 2. Gerrard 3. Rush 4. Barnes 5. Hansen

[@andrewwright4195]

No Salah

[@NazSBG]

@@andrewwright4195 Salah has been awesome he really has but football existed before the premier league era and in my opinion and having been a Liverpool fan over 35+ years, I'd put the players I've mentioned above him. Football is all about opinions and they're just my opinions based on the amount of football I've watched over the years.

[@stephen_donnan]

Barnes was incredible.

[@jaysmith2858]

Gerrard Dalglish (biggest influence on LFC) Barnes (my favourite player) Rush Souness/Hansen Honourable mentions:- Alisson Clemence Salah Fowler Neal VVD Hughes

[@jtnawroc4]

Being a Liverpool fan, I have to question myself about my club support if Stevie G went to Chelsea. Would I be a Chelsea supporter today? Because, I couldn't help myself but love Steven Gerrard during those days circa 2002-06. I just couldnt help myself self identify with him and how he played. If fact, that is why I always watched 👀 Liverpool play. I just wanted to see what he would do next. Yes, I loved Scholes and Lampard but for me it was always SG first, then PS, then FL to watch. I cherish players who played like them but I just adored SG grit and silky passing, then the extra cross or goal. He made the games he played in. Loved PS control of the game, passsing and odd goals. Lastly, FL scored goals but, I just never saw him always control the game with or like the others. FL you absolutely want on your team, what a player but third best IMO of the three. Maybe, I didnt watch him enough, he didnt catch my eye like the others, espeacially Gerrard.

[@Richestmaninbabylon1111]

Salah is top 5 no question, his stats, achievements etc is insane.

[@dondamon4669]

Not in a million years

[@robbieclarke4530]

Sorry to say but Owen as well as Torres and Suarez will never top the legends charts despite undeniable quality because of the issue of loyalty. The difference between top player and legend in my opinion

[@moons4768]

Owen was at Liverpool for 6 seasons, Torres and Suarez only 3 seasons. Those were picked were like 12-15 seasons.

[@Swisswavey]

I've got to agree about Digger. He's above Mo for me too. Pure class.

[@robertwalker2691]

Love this thank you

[@unknowngreat6801]

Hi Jeff great show. I'm 45 so from players I've seen 1. Barnes 2. Suarez 3. Salah 4. Gerrard 5. Mcmanaman

[@footballsgreatestpod]

Macca !! One of England's greatest ever dribblers 👏

[@unknowngreat6801]

@@footballsgreatestpod that goal at celtic Park. Very underrated. Won 1995 carling Cup and ferguson used to mention him in team talks against united

[@StansOutdoorAdventures]

No mention of Robbie Fowler even outside his top 5!

[@maureenthomas9758]

Him and fowler didnt see eye to eye. Read robbies book. There was a training ground incident where tommo accused fowler kicked the ball at him and robbie had to apologise

[@ChrisEscott]

He got in mine. God for a reason.

[@jaysmith2858]

​@@maureenthomas9758That's what caused Fowler to be sold

[@patrickkelly9178]

I was too young to see Roger Hunt play but can understand the sentiment.. I agree with all the other picks. However the greatest player I have seen since 1971 that if he olayed well Liverpool played well is Greame Souness. The section on more missing players has some glaring and unacceptable omissions? Not to include here, Steve Heighway, Keegan, Hansen, Van Dijk, Lawrenson, but unforgiveble Greame Souness. Yes I saw how tough Dalgkish was. Souness was even tougher so much so that Kenny had a grudge against Suoie after he joined Liverpool apparetnly due to aprior encounter where Souness had kicked Kenny.

[@LegSpinna]

I'd have to put Graeme Souness in there.

[@davidwharton2545]

They fell out !

[@colingeddes2172]

Souness shud definitely be in the top 5. Along with the obvious choices, like Dalglish, Gerrard, Rush. All great players and im not even a liverpool fan.

[@andrewwright4195]

What about Salah van Dirk allison ​@@colingeddes2172

[@lfcgero35]

I agree 3 european cups 4 titles and 4 league cups aint no joke.

[@chrissmith1878]

Disagree with one thing dalglish was in the best 5 ever what a player may not have been as easy on the eye as them in terms if dribbling with ball but he could do so much with the ball his best asset was his brain was so much quicker than most other players, he saw things they didn't, individually brilliant as part of a team just sensational no question one of the best ever

[@staffh3815]

Klopp❤

[@Dontbeasheep33]

1. Daglish 2. Souness 3. Gerard 4. Barnes 5. Salah

[@mrhussain9008]

Jeff, im 30 years old, and even i know comparing Roger Hunt with Callum Wilson is a disgrace 😂

[@r4h4al]

Harry Kane would've been a better comparison.

[@Dawood.Pervez]

@@r4h4alno Kane scores many from outside the box

[@r4h4al]

@@Dawood.Pervez But in terms of a player closer to Roger Hunt's quality. Harry Kane is better.

[@GarryLamb-y3m]

I appreciate Phil's point on Dalglish and Scotland but I personally disagree with him. Dalglish was World Class without any doubt at all, Thompson said it himself, Dalglish won games for Liverpool single handedly. But that's just my personal opinion.

[@charlo125]

Thats the hardest working button in football.

[@mohdnasir-wr5lb]

Actually the question itself is a very very difficult questions... Top five players from Liverpool. different era, trophies and etc...Very very definitely people's will gets their opinions different.But actually it is very true because Liverpool has a hundreds of very very good players than comes with a living proof.YNWA☝️

[@uckyp1]

Dalglish, Gerrard, Rush My top 3

[@bluedale6563]

JOHN ALDRIDGE.............AND JOHN BARNES

[@Unused-z7b]

My Top 5 : King Kenny Rush Fowler Gerrard Salah

[@stuartgyves1379]

Emlyn Hughes Alan Hansen Tommy Smith Grahame Souness Phil Neal just to be a little bit different 😂

[@gomey70]

Dalglish, Salah, Barnes, Gerrard, Souness.

[@Aktavist1]

You gotta put Salah & Virg in top 5, they were the force to compete with City & won everything after so long

[@davidrees570]

Kenny . Stevie . Cally . Mo and the Saint , ask me tomorrow tho and it might change but Kenny , Stevie and the Saint will be there every day of the week

[@julianphilp]

1 Kenny Dalglish 2 Kevin Keegan 3. John Toshack 4. Alan Hansen 5 Ian rush

[@Newcastle423]

Gerrard was better than all of them put together

[@chriswilliamson7694]

1) Dalglish 2) Gerrard 3) Rush 4) Salah 5) Liddell

[@S8Creative]

Kenny, Barnes, Stevie G, Salah & Virg... Hendo is close for pure passion and drive, Klopp's Captain for 7 trophies! Went with Virg because 99% of his games he looks like he's training, possibly one of the greatest CBs of all time.

[@footballsgreatestpod]

Virgil can make it look so easy... Back to his greatest on Sunday

[@ocelotjazzz]

Ian Rush the best of the lot!!!!

[@Newcastle423]

Have a word with yourself Gerrard is the best player to ever put on a liverpool shirt

[@KennyMerveilleJr]

As an arsenal fan, i loved this episode

[@mrsinghsstereos6662]

If Sterling was unaware of rushie defending from the front , he’s never watched football

[@Carl-u9w]

Bobby firmino!!!! ❤

[@UncleBurntApostrophe]

Wow, bit shocked no even contender coverage of Souness! Otherwise, great stuff! 👍

[@SFNDMK]

I think him and Souness may still have bad blood still

[@UncleBurntApostrophe]

@@SFNDMK thought it must be that, just wasn’t aware of any rift lol…what was it over?

[@SFNDMK]

@@UncleBurntApostrophe ill try and simplify as much as I can. During the 81-82 season, Thompson was captain but Liverpool had a slump. So Bob Paisley stripped over the captaincy and gave it to Souness. Although they did well, Thompson blamed Souness for getting in Bob's ear. Then there was some other bad stuff, Souness sacked Thompson as reserve manager when he was the manager, although and this is a rumour Thompson was bad mouthing him, and it got to Walter Smith who then told Souness.

[@UncleBurntApostrophe]

@@SFNDMK ok, deep rooted then!😅👍

[@lfcgero35]

So many times during the 80s the phrase dalglish to rush goalllllllll. YNWA

[@tsmay4598]

Toshack to Keegan

[@lfcgero35]

@@tsmay4598 70s my friend but said just as often although i think the team dalglish played in was better.

[@briansukhu4392]

No mention of Souness because of their conflict

[@AJ29430]

👍Phil Thompson showing passion, great stuff

[@phillipingham7538]

Souness on Dalglish….”On his day he was the best player in the world,without a shadow of a doubt.”(:

[@EvoGoody]

Rush would have doubled his tally nicking the ball off modern defenders.

[@MrMichaellee5353]

King Kenny only won one double - but came close to winning 3 doubles.

[@r4h4al]

"Only", like winning a double is easy.

[@MrMichaellee5353]

I'm not denigrating Kenny's one double - they are hard to achieve - but to emphasize the fact he only won one double and not two as pointed out by Thompson - but Kenny came close to doing the double on two other occasions in the 1987-88 and 1989-1990 seasons....idiot

[@JustinPhilo]

1 Daglish 2 Barnes 3 Gerrard 4 Salah 5 Sami Hyypia

[@imransuleman9739]

Dalglish Barnes Salah Rush Gerrard

[@dondamon4669]

Tge fact that luis Squarez is so loved by Liverpool fans is embarrassing 😂 he only played so good for a move and he never wanted to be at Liverpool and was desperate to move! Like Ronaldo at Manchester United but at least we had 6 years out of him. And how can Kevin Keegan not be there?!!?