A Liverpool icon himself, Robbie Fowler was asked for his Mount Rushmore of Liverpool players.

Fowler is one of the greatest goalscorers to grace the pitch at Anfield.

Any conversation about Liverpool greats has to at least mention the 50-year-old, who was considered one of the most natural finishers the sport had to offer.

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When it comes to his top four, though, Fowler is perhaps too humble to include himself. Instead, he names some absolute legends of the Kop, with one surprising omission.

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There’s no shortage of outstanding players who have donned the Liverpool red in years gone by.

That makes narrowing the list down to four a tall task, but one Fowler took on in a recent interview with Sportbible.

He says: “I’ll go for the greatest. Stevie G has got to be there for dragging Liverpool through so much. Ian Rush, in terms of his goals. Sir Kenny Dalglish, and you know what, I’m gonna put John Barnes on there as well.

“Honestly, there needs to be a Mount Rushmore 2 and a Mount Rushmore 3. I think we could go on...