In August 1977, Liverpool manager Bob Paisley paid a British transfer record fee to sign Kenny Dalglish from Celtic.

Any concerns that the Scot might struggle to fill the boots of Hamburg-bound Kop hero Kevin Keegan were dispelled just seven minutes into his league debut when Dalglish scored the only goal in a 1-1 draw at Middlesbrough.

He would go on to net an incredible 31 goals in all competitions - topping the club's goalscoring charts - during his first year at Anfield, the most memorable of which came in the 1978 European Cup final against FC Bruges at Wembley.

With a closely-fought match against Ernst Happel's Belgian champions all-square at 0-0, Dalglish latched onto Graeme Souness' clever pass through a packed defence and executed a beautifully-disguised chipped finish over onrushing goalkeeper Birger Jensen to give the Reds the lead.

His 65th-minute strike proved decisive as the Reds won 1-0 and successfully retained their European title. It was the perfect way to cap a wonderful debut season for Dalglish, who would go on to win two more European Cups in 1981 and 1984.