Last Updated: June 27, 2023, 10:17 IST
Liverpool’s Luis Diaz (Twitter)
Luis Diaz was sporting the No.23 and won’t sport the No.7 jersey for Liverpool
Luis Diaz will spot the well-known and iconic No.7 jersey for Liverpool from the 2023-24 season.
Having worn No.23 following his January 2022 arrival at Anfield from FC Porto, the Colombia attacker is ready to change forward of the following marketing campaign.
Here’s a have a look at all the celebs who’ve worn the No.7 jersey for Liverpool:
For a few years after their introduction, after all, shirt numbers weren’t assigned on a everlasting foundation – as an alternative being rotated relying on the make-up of the beginning XI and gamers’ positions inside it.
Nevertheless, the Liverpool No.7 discovered its method to the shoulders of loads of greats, with Billy Liddell sporting it on many events – together with No.11 and No.9 – throughout greater than 14 years on the membership.
Kevin Keegan arrived forward of 1971-72 and wore the No.7 jersey with distinction throughout a massively profitable six years on Merseyside that featured three league titles, an FA Cup and two UEFA Cups.
A nimble, artistic ahead, Keegan bridged the managerial reigns of Bill Shankly and Bob Paisley, signing off with Liverpool by lifting the European Cup in 1977.
His alternative upon leaving for Hamburg – each by way of position within the aspect and the No.7 – would turn into an iconic determine and indelibly linked with the shirt: Kenny Dalglish.
A handful of matches apart, the legendary Scot wore the quantity all through his 13 years on the pitch for the membership, scoring 172 objectives in 515 video games as a plethora of home and European honours have been secured with an enormous serving to hand from his majestic capacity.
As Dalglish moved from the sector to the dugout, the No.7 was utilized by a number of various gamers, with Peter Beardsley a standout through the late Nineteen Eighties because the Reds’ seventeenth and 18th league titles have been sealed.
Designated squad numbers have been applied by the Premier League from the 1993-94 season, with Nigel Clough taking Liverpool’s No.7 for 3 campaigns.
Having beforehand worn 17 – together with for his match-winning show within the 1995 League Cup closing – Steve McManaman adopted the shirt in 1996 and held it for 3 seasons earlier than his departure to Real Madrid.
Vladimir Smicer inherited the jersey from McManaman and used it for the following 4 seasons, although his biggest Liverpool second really got here in No.11 – the Champions League miracle underneath Rafael Benitez in Istanbul.
Smicer had handed over No.7 to Harry Kewell when he moved to Anfield from Leeds United in 2003, and the Australian ahead would play in it 139 occasions over the next 5 campaigns.
Robbie Keane wore the quantity throughout his brief spell at Anfield within the first half of 2008-09 and it was then vacant for 2 years after his return to Tottenham Hotspur.
Then, in January 2011, it was taken by Luis Suarez because the Uruguayan switched to the Reds from AFC Ajax and commenced life on Merseyside underneath Dalglish within the dugout.
Suarez racked up 82 objectives in his 133 appearances for the membership, lifting the League Cup in 2012 and netting 31 occasions as Liverpool narrowly missed out on the Premier League title in 2013-14.
Most not too long ago, James Milner was the custodian of the No.7 all through his stellar eight-season spell at Anfield, vacating the jersey this summer season as he strikes to Brighton & Hove Albion.
The Englishman had the quantity on his again on 332 events for Liverpool, scoring 26 occasions as he performed a major half within the profitable of seven trophies – together with the Premier League and Champions League.
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