A Maccies on the Kop, the 'ecru' kit and Fowler's nose strap all feature

Robbie Fowler's goals, Spice Boys and Manchester United domination, for Liverpool supporters growing up in the nineties it was a rollercoaster ride.

The Reds played some brilliant football under Roy Evans but they couldn't quite return the glory days of old and by the end of the decade, Gerard Houllier was in place and an Anfield revolution was underway.

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But what about some of the less remembered things about the 90s?

But when the all-seater Kop grandstand opened in '95, it was Big Macs and Happy Meals on offer for Reds supporters.

It was a key part of a young Red's matchday ritual back in the mid-to-late 90s, only to close in 2003..

Steve McManaman of Liverpool in action during the FA Carling Premier league match between Manchester United and Liverpool

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Liverpool in the 90s may be remembered for cream suits, but for a child of the 90s a cream kit was a must-have.

Sorry, not cream.

Young Reds fans wore it with pride, usually with 'Fowler 9' on the back.

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They haven't made many better kits since.

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Along with Panini stickers, Corinthian football figures were the must-have collectible for young Reds growing up in the 90s.

Every young football fan would have plastic versions of all their favourite players.

The figures are still going today, but they are not nearly as popular as they were back in the day.

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Robbie Fowler of Liverpool during the Worthington Cup Round 4 match against Tottenham Hotspur

If you were a Liverpool fan growing up in the decade then there was one player that you aspired to be more than any other.

Robbie Fowler.

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'God' was every young Liverpool fan's hero, and they wouldn't to be just like him...

right down to the nose strap that was the Toxteth Terror's trademark.

No bedroom wall was complete in the 90s without a framed bird's eye view of Anfield.

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The picture was a staple in any young Liverpool fan's bedroom alongside the posters and, usually, a squad photo.

And if you were really into the Reds, you might even have had a Liverpool bedspread.

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There were simply so many things to collect in the 90s.

Stickers, figurines, pogs...

there was no end of items to keep young football fans interested.

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Football came home in the summer of 96 - and young Reds fans were busy collecting the England squad in coin form.

But nobody really wanted a Tony Adams, David Platt or Alan Shearer - Reds fans were on the lookout for a Steve McManaman, Jamie Redknapp or, the most valuable, a Robbie Fowler.

Liverpool's Steven Gerrard with Michael Ball of Everton outside Wade Smith sports store Mathew Street with the new adidas predator precision football boots in May 2000

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There were no pink boots in the 90s.

And no bright green or yellow boots, either.

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Instead, the most fashionable football item was a pair of Adidas Predators.

Designed by former Liverpool winger Craig Johnston, the first pair of Predators were released in 1994, with an updated version released on an almost yearly basis everafter.

The boots established themselves as the best on the market - and every kid wanted a pair.

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It was in 1997 when Michael Owen burst onto the scene at Anfield.

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But it was in 1998 that Owen became a household name.

The solo goal for England against Argentina in the 1998 World Cup made Owen a star - and he was soon signing up with the BBC to produce a Soccer Skills program on BBC2.

It is now best remembered for Neville Southall's withering put down to Owen as he celebrated scoring past a 13-year-old goalkeeper for the umpteenth time.

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But at the time, it just underlined what a big star Liverpool had on their hands - and every young Reds fans wanted to copy Owen's goalscoring exploits on the playground.

Oyvind Leonhardsen celebrates his goal against Derby County in the Premiership match which Liverpool won 4-0

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The 90s brought about some new trends in football.

Kits and boots became more colourful, players became more disciplined and TV money saw an influx or talented foreign footballers come to the the Premier League.

Liverpool picked up the likes of Patrik Berger, Sami Hyypia and Karl-Heinz Riedle in the 90s, but the Reds seemed to sign a lot of players from Scandinavia.

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Stig Inge Bjornebye, Vegard Heggem, Torben Piechnik, Michael Stensgaard, Jorgen Nielson, Bjørn Tore Kvarme, Øyvind Leonhardsen, Frode Kippe and Haukur Ingi Gudnason all arrived at Anfield in the 90s.

One or two made their mark at Anfield.

Not so much.

Duncan Ferguson scores for Everton against Liverpool in November 1994

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Liverpool fans may still think of Sadio Mane's last-minute Goodison winner and smile - but there was a time in the not-too-distant past that the Reds couldn't buy a win at Everton.

Indeed, the playground after a derby match was a miserable place for young Liverpool fans growing up in the 90s.

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Of the 23 Merseyside derbies contested during the decade, Liverpool won seven times - but just one of those wins came in Goodison Park, and that was back in 1990.

Between 1994 and 1999 Liverpool even went a nine-match stretch without winning a derby match - sad times for young Reds.

Liverpool would fare far better in the noughties, though, and now they are firmly the dominant force in derby matches.


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