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Liverpool have been graced by some legendary goalscorers over the past three decades – but which of their top 20 Premier League marksmen has the best goals-per-game ratio?
Some have earnt their place on this list through sheer longevity, while others enjoyed time at Anfield that became the definition of short and sweet.
But, of the current top 20 all-time scorers in the Premier League, who comes out on top when it comes to the rate at which they found the target? How many have hit one in two or more?
We’ve taken the top 20 in terms of total goals scored and re-ordered them by their scoring rate, from lowest to highest.
20. Jordan Henderson
Games: 347
Goals: 29
Goals per game: 0.08
19. Jamie Redknapp
Games: 231
Goals: 30
Goals per game: 0.13
18. Danny Murphy
Games: 170
Goals: 25
Goals per game: 0.15
Danny Murphy was born #OnThisDay in 1977 🎂 🎉
🔴 170 Liverpool appearances
⚽ 25 goals
🏆 1 UEFA Cup
🏆 1 FA Cup
🏆 2 League Cups
🏆 1 UEFA Super Cup
🏆 1 FA Community Shield
🤫 3 winners away at Old Traffordpic.twitter.com/6jrGdRLsmj— Liverpool.com (@Liverpoolcom_) March 18, 2020
17. Steve McManaman
Games: 240
Goals: 41
Goals per game: 0.17
16. Patrik Berger
Games: 148
Goals: 28
Goals per game: 0.19
15. Steven Gerrard
Games: 504
Goals: 121
Goals per game: 0.24
14. Dirk Kuyt
Games: 208
Goals: 51
Goals per game: 0.25
READ: When Dirk Kuyt shamelessly stole Luis Suarez’s wondergoal v Man Utd
13. Emile Heskey
Games: 150
Goals: 39
Goals per game: 0.26
12. Philippe Coutinho
Games: 152
Goals: 41
Goals per game: 0.27
11. Roberto Firmino
Games: 249
Goals: 79
Goals per game: 0.32
Firmino at Liverpool was magical 🪄
(via @LFC) pic.twitter.com/Q2HgCBEO7M
— B/R Football (@brfootball) March 3, 2023
10. Ian Rush
Games: 130
Goals: 45
Goals per game: 0.35
9. Diogo Jota
Games: 63
Goals: 24
Goals per game: 0.38
8. Stan Collymore
Games: 61
Goals: 26
Goals per game: 0.43
7. Daniel Sturridge
Games: 116
Goals: 51
Goals per game: 0.44
READ: A tribute to Daniel Sturridge, an underrated Premier League legend
6. Sadio Mane
Games: 196
Goals: 90
Goals per game: 0.46
5. Robbie Fowler
Games: 266
Goals: 128
Goals per game: 0.48
4. Michael Owen
Games: 216
Goals: 118
Goals per game: 0.55
READ: Michael Owen: I never hated football; it was just never better than at Liverpool
3. Luis Suarez
Games: 110
Goals: 69
Goals per game: 0.63
2. Mohamed Salah
Games: 205
Goals: 129
Goals per game: 0.63
1. Fernando Torres
Games: 102
Goals: 65
Goals per game: 0.64
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