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Next month marks 17 years since Peter Crouch last pulled on a Liverpool shirt and took to the Anfield turf.

But, in truth, his Anfield career ended with a bit of a whimper.

He fell out of favour under Rafa Benitez following the club-record signing of Fernando Torres in the summer of 2007, to the extent that the last Anfield appearance of his Liverpool career came in early-April 2008 when the Reds famously beat Arsenal 4-2 in the Champions League.



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But that was nothing compared to the reception he received when pulling on a Liverpool shirt for the first time in 17 years on Saturday.

Alongside Steven Gerrard, Crouch was presented as a star attraction when signed up to play for Liverpool Legends for the first time in the latest LFC Foundation match against Chelsea.

And he was certainly treated as such by supporters.

Or perhaps if his Anfield career spanned over a period that actually lived up to such demands.

The striker found it quite surreal to be lauded second only to Gerrard - arguably the club’s greatest ever player - as he humbly pointed out the Reds have far greater legends than him.

But his popularity has only grown over the past two decades, through interviews, podcasts, books, punditry and commentary.

Yes, for those of us who remember Crouch’s Liverpool career, it was perhaps surreal to see him afforded such a hero’s return - though no-one begrudges him it.

Yet his reception was not purely due to his time with the Reds, rather what he has become since.

If Crouch’s reception was loud, just wait until Liverpool and Anfield, now starting a new chapter under Arne Slot, is given the opportunity to pay additional thanks to Klopp’s all-conquering legends once and for all.


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