He was a phenomenal servant for Liverpool, and he has retained his passion (and bias) for all things Merseyside, but with a mocking self-awareness and an enthusiasm for football that redeems him even in the eyes of rival fan groups. He signed his first professional contract with the North London outfit in 1968 and later won the First Division title in 1971.If you are thinking of a low-budget utility player, Yossi Benayoun is the first name that comes to mind. LFChistory does not include players that have been released by LFC at end of season, who … He needs to do more than guest Match of the Day 2 cameos to get higher up on my list. The three-time Bundesliga champion would remain here until his retirement in 2017. After 7 years of service, 326 appearances and over a reported fallout with his defensive partner, William Gallas, Toure demanded for a transfer in 2009.The Portsmouth-born player was growing frustrated under Wenger and was looking for more playing time elsewhere. Past Players From iconic names like Kenny Dalglish, Ian Rush and Roger Hunt through to local heroes such as Steven Gerrard, Jamie Carragher and John Aldridge, the Anfield turf has been graced by some truly special players. So here are the Liverpool and Arsenal players that have played for both clubs. Footballers who have made the Liverpool senior squad in the past, but are no longer contracted to the club. A recent highlight was his inquisition of Niall Quinn for suggesting the John Terry’s Chelsea career was over. He later dropped further down the pecking order and was sent out on loan to Fiorentina in 2001.Arsenal were not the most successful during that period and Strong was sold off to Liverpool for £40,000 in 1964. I just wish he had stayed at Newcastle for a bit longer!""I had booked him for dissent — I could have shown a red, the language was that bad — and I then gave him a second yellow for diving, although replays showed it was a penalty. After being denied a chance to play, he announced his retirement on 26 May 2017.Nicolas Anelka served 2 years in the Arsenal colours. LFChistory.net is all about the history of Liverpool FC. If I reported everything they said then they would be banned from the dugout every other week.Mark Clattenburg refereed in the Premier League for 13 years"But Bellamy was a nightmare to referee and most of us felt the same.
The latter enjoyed a spell of 6 cleansheets, the last of which was the 1-0 match Arsenal won against Manchester United.
However, he has the sharpest suits in the business, and undoubtedly has a face for television. Then he moved to Real Madrid on a £22.3m transfer, which made Arsenal a hefty profit, since he was signed for only £500,000 in 1997. For all his excellence, he falsely backed Dejan Lovren to be a success at Liverpool, so he cannot be first on this list.Barnes has a unique place on this list as he is one of the few who is in radio rather than TV. Liverpool came calling a year later as the Citizens started to clear the club ranks for younger and more expensive players.In 2005, the midfielder penned a four-year contract with West Ham United worth £2.5m. 16 players have been transferred to or from Liverpool and Southampton * in the transfer column means more info if you click on the transfer * Note. He played only 8 games for the Reds and 25 for Arsenal.The centre-forward moved around Europe and eventually ended up on a short-term loan spell at Liverpool. Beglin is the perfect example of why being the best at football doesn’t mean being the best at media work. Edit After winning the Champions League and the FA Cup, Chelsea ended Torres’ four year stay by selling him to AC Milan. By clicking "Advanced options", you can adjust the filter and only show players that never played for this club, but other clubs in … I was wrong. He would snarl at you and throw his arms around, constantly challenging you. His punditry is better than it was when it once was, he asks good questions to managers after games, but he can still get in a bit of a muddle with his words.