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While a number, like all recent members of the leadership group or long-standing former vice-captain Jamie Carragher are rather obvious, the ECHO takes a look at 17 players you forgot captained the Reds…

Dudek captained Liverpool four times during his Reds career, with the first coming when Houllier’s side lost 3-2 at home to Bolton Wanderers in the League Cup fourth round in December 2003.

He would also lead out Liverpool three times in the competition the following year as Rafa Benitez’s side reached the final, captaining a young side in the third round, fourth round and quarter-final victories over Millwall, Middlesbrough and Tottenham Hotspur - helping the Reds triumph on penalties in the latter

Kuyt officially captained Liverpool only twice during his Reds career, first donning the armband in a League Cup fourth round defeat at Arsenal in October 2009 in Benitez’s final season in charge.

He was later handed the armband the following month in the Premier League at home to Birmingham City in the absence of the suspended Carragher, with Gerrard only fit enough for a place on the bench following his return from injury.

Greek defender Kyrgiakos only captained Liverpool once and it proved to be a night to forget for the Reds.

He was given the armband by Rodgers for a 1-1 draw away at Bordeaux in the Europa League group-stages in September 2015.

Toure followed in Sakho’s footsteps weeks later when he captained Liverpool for the only time in October 2015, only a couple of weeks before Rodgers was dismissed as manager.

The Ivorian was handed the armband once in the Europa League as the Reds drew 1-1 at home to Sion in the Europa League group-stages.

He’d then captain Liverpool against AFC Bournemouth in the League Cup later the same month as Jurgen Klopp claimed his first win as manager.

Having quickly fallen out of favour under Klopp, Benteke captained Liverpool for the first and only time as a very youthful Reds side drew 2-2 away at Exeter City in the FA Cup third round in January 2016.

It would prove to be his last start for the club as he partnered Tiago Ilori at centre-back in a makeshift back four.

The FA Cup captaincy rotation continued under Klopp in the fourth round in January 2016 as Allen skippered Liverpool for the first and only time as they drew 0-0 with West Ham United at Anfield.

Another one-time captain, Flanagan was chosen to lead out Liverpool when they travelled to Southampton in the Premier League in March 2016.

In contrast, Flanagan would only make four more appearances for the club.

Mignolet captained Liverpool three times during the 2017/18 season, with the first coming in a 4-1 victory away at West Ham United in the Premier League in November 2017.

He would later lead out the Reds as they won 3-0 away at Stoke City and 2-1 away at Burnley, with the latter on New Year’s Day proving to be his last Premier League appearance for the club as the Belgian lost his place to Loris Karius.

Coutinho was three times named captain by Klopp during the first half of the 2017/18 season, with it part of the German’s failed attempts to persuade the Brazilian to resist the lure of Barcelona.

He scored a hat-trick the first time he skippered Liverpool in a 7-0 thrashing of Spartak Moscow in the Champions League in December 2017, before wearing it for a 0-0 draw at home to West Bromwich Albion.

Coutinho captained the Reds for the final time when returning a goal and an assist in a 5-0 thrashing of Swansea City on Boxing Day as he made his penultimate appearance for the club.

Lovren captained Liverpool only twice, with his debut as skipper proving to be a particularly memorable encounter as the Reds beat Manchester City 4-3 at Anfield in the Premier League in January 2018.

He would be handed the armband for the second and final time in January 2020 as the Reds drew 2-2 away at Shrewsbury Town in the FA Cup fourth round.

Like with Coutinho, Klopp handed Can the armband towards the end of his Liverpool career as perhaps part of a failed attempt to persuade him to stay at the club and sign a new contract.

The German first captained when they lost 1-0 away to Swansea City in the Premier League in January 2018.

He’d then lead the Reds out at Anfield for their 3-2 FA Cup fourth round exit to West Bromwich Albion, before enjoying his first and only victory as skipper in his final outing with the armband as Liverpool won 2-0 away at Southampton in the English top-flight the following month.

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With Liverpool through to the League Cup quarter-finals in December 2019 but also having to compete in the FIFA Club World Cup in Qatar, the Reds opted to field a team made up of academy players away at Aston Villa while the first team were crowned champions of the world in the Middle East.

Consequently, Chrivella was handed the armband for the only time as he led a side of Under-21s and Under-18s players as they suffered a 5-0 defeat at Villa Park.

Firmino also captained Liverpool only once during his Anfield career, but it proved to be a memorable occasion.
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