Thirteen years ago Fulham were the opponents as a young Robbie Fowler announced his arrival onto the first team stage with a smart finish in a comfortable Liverpool win. He then hit five the next time he faced them, so it was perhaps inevitable that Chris Coleman’s side would be the first victims of the ‘second coming’, as the reds went goal crazy at Anfield.
Fowler had one clear chance in this game, and he took it. No surprise, as he’s buried virtually every other clear chance he’s had since he came back. This time his celebration wasn’t cut short by a linesman, and he now lies level with Kenny Dalglish in the all time Liverpool goalscorers chart. I’m sure for a long time Fowler thought that was never going to happen, but now that he’s been handed this opportunity there’s no reason why he can’t continue scoring goals for Liverpool for a few more years.
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