Past playersRay Kennedy

The England international was actually signed by Bill Shankly yet arrived at Anfield from Arsenal on the exact same day the great Scot announced he was resigning from his position.

Playing in a striking role, Kennedy struggled to produce his best form during his maiden campaign with the club, 1974-75. He did, however, contribute a respectable 10 goals in all competitions.

Aware that Kennedy had experience in a more withdrawn starting position, Paisley took the decision to redeploy him to a left-midfield berth. It was a move that bore fruit almost instantly as the Reds won the league championship and the UEFA Cup at the end of 1975-76.

Deceptively quick and agile, and possessing a thunderous shot from distance, the midfielder is considered by many of those he played with as the greatest left winger to ever represent the club. He scored 72 times in almost 400 appearances, too.

Kennedy was part of the Paisley team that lifted Liverpool's first European Cup in Rome in 1977 and maintained his place for the successful defence 12 months later at Wembley. In five seasons from 1976 to 1981, the wide man missed just five league fixtures.

His most significant moment in Liverpool colours perhaps occurred during the European Cup semi-final of 1981. Having been held to a goalless draw by Bayern Munich at Anfield, he coolly converted a sweeping attack to claim the away strike that took the Reds to Paris and more continental glory.

With the League Cup also added to his trophy collection that year, the winger's honours haul increased again, and then 15 appearances during 1981-82 were enough for a fifth First Division title.

The emergence of Ronnie Whelan as an alternative in midfield had challenged Kennedy's position within the team, though, and he accepted a transfer to Swansea City in January 1982.