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Liverpool's Federico Chiesa battles with Lille's Jonathan David during the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 League Phase MD7 match between Liverpool FC and LOSC Lille at Anfield (Image: Alex Dodd - CameraSport via Getty Images)

A handful of Liverpool signings have joined the club after catching the eye by scoring against the Reds in recent years.

Darwin Nunez and Takumi Minamino are perhaps the most obvious examples, with the pair helping convince Jurgen Klopp to bring them to Anfield after impressing against his side in the Champions League.

Sadio Mane, Gini Wijnaldum and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain all managed the same feat to attract the German’s attention, while Mohamed Salah also scored against Klopp’s Liverpool in a pre-season friendly in the summer of 2016.

And even when not scoring, the likes of Virgil van Dijk, Alexis Mac Allister, Ryan Gravenberch, Luis Diaz and Diogo Jota all did enough to sow a seed in Reds minds prior to their own switches to Anfield.

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After scoring against Liverpool for Lille on Tuesday night, could Jonathan David become the latest name to be added to such a list?

The Canada international was on the Reds’ radar in the summer of 2020, only for them to opt for Jota instead.

Yet left rather isolated upfront, Liverpool legend Robbie Fowler was not particularly impressed by the Canadian.

“You’re not gaging him on tonight’s performance,” he said on Amazon Prime Sport.

“I don’t think any Lille or Liverpool players really stood out.

“You don’t sign a player on the back of one performance anyway.

I'm happy I managed to score but we didn't manage to get the three points."

David’s Anfield audition might have proven to be somewhat underwhelming, for him and curious onlookers, but as a player, he still boasts traits that are attractive to Liverpool bosses.

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And ever the opportunists in the transfer market, the chance to sign a prolific, pacey, versatile forward on a Bosman transfer - who is still only 25 years old - remains a rare market opportunity.

Meanwhile, question marks over Jota's injury record and the futures of the likes of Nunez and Federico Chiesa could create an Anfield vacancy.

David was left impressed by Liverpool on Tuesday.

The question is, have the Reds been left suitably impressed enough by the Lille forward over the years to want to add him to Slot’s ranks now that he has become available.