Anfield has seen many changes since Liverpool FC began playing there in 1892 but none have been more fundamental than the one which began twenty six years ago this week.
Saturday 30 April 1994 saw the final match played before a standing Spion Kop ahead of its demolition due the all-seater stadia legislation introduced in the wake of Hillsborough.
Norwich City spoiled the party on that occasion but the beginnings of a new Kop 'Grandstand' were already in place the following August and the famous old ground has seen a whole host of memorable moments in the 25 years that have elapsed since.
We've picked 26 of our favourites and ranked them in order of significance but that's just our opinion...
25. Dirk Kuyt's Man Utd hat trick as Kop salutes Kenny's birthday - March 2011
Kenny Dalglish's return as caretaker manager had lifted the gloom of Roy Hodgson's miserable reign and a sunny Sunday lunchtime - on what just happened to be the Reds' boss' birthday - underlined how far the club had come from the previous autumn when the club's very existence had been in peril.
Alex Ferguson's United were chasing a 19th league title but weren't able to live with new January signing Luis Suarez who may not have walked away with the matchball but played a huge role in each of Liverpool's three goals, which were all finished off from close range by Dirk Kuyt.
The first involved a mazy Suarez penalty box dribble that evoked memories of John Barnes, the second a cross that was bizarrely headed by Nani straight into Kuyt's path and the third a free kick that Edwin Van der Sar could only shovel out to Kuyt, who grabbed his hat-trick in front of a jubilant Kop, who rounded off the afternoon nicely with a raucous rendition of 'Happy Birthday' to King Kenny.
24. Berger/Gerrard help seal long overdue derby win - April 1999
Liverpool had gone five long years without a Merseyside derby win over rivals Everton and hopes of ending that long sequence were not helped by Olivier Dacourt's deflected first-minute effort giving the Blues the lead in front of a shocked Kop.
The Reds, now in the sole charge of Gerard Houllier, roared back however and led by the 21st minute thanks to two goals from Robbie Fowler, one from the penalty spot.
When Patrik Berger drove home the third at the Kop end with eight minutes remaining, it seemed Reds fans could finally relax and savour the old familiar feeling of victory over the old enemy but Francis Jeffers pulled a goal back almost immediately and it needed two late, desperate goal-line clearances from 18-year-old Steven Gerrard - making his derby debut at right back - to see the Reds home.
23. Jamie Carragher and Steven Gerrard's emotional farewells - May 2013 and May 2015
The final home games of the 2012/13 and 2014/15 seasons saw the Kop say farewell to two iconic local lads who racked up an incredible 1,447 appearances between them along with a host of medals and memorable moments.
Jamie Carragher, whose tally of 737 games in a Red shirt puts him second only to Ian Callaghan (857) in the club's all-time appearance list, almost went out a rare goal in his final match against QPR after thundering a 35-yard drive against an upright.
Two years later, Anfield saluted Steven Gerrard as he drew a close on 16 years at Anfield that saw him score 186 times for the Reds in a decorated 710 game LFC career that will be forever associated, amongst other things, with the Miracle of Istanbul.
22. Virgil van Dijk's late derby debut winner - January 2018
After months of speculation and an abortive summer attempt to sign the giant Dutchman from Southampton, Virgil van Dijk finally arrived at Anfield at the start of the January 2018 transfer window for a world record fee for a defender of £75m.
Handed his Liverpool debut in a Friday-night, FA Cup third round Merseyside derby, van Dijk immediately wrote himself into folklore with by heading home a late winner at the Kop end to begin paying back that enormous transfer fee which was already beginning to look a bargain.
21. Epic Champions League quarter final win against Arsenal - April 2008
After reaching two Champions League finals in three seasons and despatching Italian champions Inter Milan 3-0 on aggregate in the previous round, hopes were high the Reds would reach the semis again especially after a 1-1 draw in the first leg at the Emirates.
Abou Diaby wiped out Dirk Kuyt's away goal early on but a precise Sami Hyypia header restored parity before the break and when Fernando Torres swivelled in the box and rocketed a fierce strike into the top corner twenty minutes from time, it seemed the Reds were set for smooth passage into the last four.
Six minutes from the end though, Theo Walcott's 60-yard run put an equaliser on a plate for Emmanuel Adebayor and an exit on away goals loomed but, virtually from the restart, Ryan Babel's bulldozing run into the penalty area drew a foul from Kolo Toure and Steven Gerrard stepped up to nervelessly smack the spot-kick high into the Kop end net, before Babel raced clear in stoppage time to seal matters and set up yet another semi-final with Chelsea, the fourth in four seasons.
20. Mo Salah breaks Premier League record at end of 44 goal debut season - May 2018
Anfield was already in festive mood for the final Premier League game of the campaign against Brighton with Liverpool having booked a place in the Champions League final against Real Madrid in Kyiv but a point was still required to ensure qualification for the following season's competition.
Mohamed Salah had scored 43 goals in a spectacular debut season but still needed one more to surpass the Premier League record for a 38-game campaign, sitting level on 31 goals with Alan Shearer, Cristiano Ronaldo and Luis Suarez.
He duly obliged on 26 minutes, sweeping home from close range at the Kop end to set Liverpool on track for a 4-0 win and a fine Anfield send-off to a memorable season.
19. Double winners Man Utd beaten as Hicks/Gillett protests intensify - September 2008
An early season encounter against the Premier League and Champions League winners saw protests outside the ground before kick off as Liverpool supporters displayed their growing unease at the broken promises of American owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett.
Liverpudlians weren't initially happy inside the ground either when Carlos Tevez gave the visitors a third minute lead but a Wes Brown own goal on 26 minutes settled the Reds down and their gradual dominance of the match paid off thirteen minutes from time when Javier Mascherano's persistence allowed Dirk Kuyt to find Ryan Babel who swept home in front of the Kop to cement belief a genuine title challenge was on the cards.
18. Steven Gerrard's Merseyside derby hat trick - March 2012
The sides had been drawn to meet in the FA Cup semi-final a few weeks later but, with Liverpool still chasing Champions League qualification, a chance to put down an early marker for Wembley was not the only objective.
Steven Gerrard had endured years of taunts from Evertonians so a hat-trick against the bitter Merseyside rivals brought great satisfaction all round, the first goal cleverly lifted over Tim Howard with his left foot from from the edge of the box, the second rammed home from 12 yards after a Luis Suarez run to the byline and the third tapped in from close range after more unselfish play from Suarez.
17. Real Madrid trounced 4-0 on first Anfield appearance - March 200
The Spanish giants arrived for their first ever competitive visit to Anfield having already lost the first leg at the Bernabeu thanks to Yossi Benayoun's second half header and Benitez's Reds never gave Madrid the merest sniff of getting back into the tie.
Coming flying out of the traps in front of a noisy Anfield, only the heroics of Iker Casillas in goal stopped Liverpool adding to their advantage before Fernando Torres' 16th minute opener and when Steven Gerrard fired home from the penalty spot before the half hour mark, it was clear Real's goose was cooked.
Another Gerrard stike - this time an adroit sidefoot volley from Babel's left wing centre - and a first Liverpool goal for Italian full back Andrea Dossena applied the gloss as the Reds reached the quarter finals for the fourth time in five seasons.
16. First FA Cup win over Man Utd since 1921 - February 2006
United had held the whip hand over the Reds in the FA Cup for 85 years but Rafa Benitez's Reds ended the hoodoo with a hard-fought victory over Alex Ferguson's side.
Peter Crouch was the matchwinner, his 18th minute header from Steve Finnan's cross beating Edwin van der Sar and going in off the post to delight a raucous Anfield and send the Reds to St Andrews for a quarter final against Birmingham City.
15. Robbie Fowler's last minute winner in another Newcastle 4-3 - March 1997
Not quite twelve months after the epic 4-3 Anfield encounter which devastated the Toon Army's title hopes, it was the Reds who were dreaming of championship glory as the sides did battle at Anfield.
All was going to plan in the first half as goals from Steve McManaman, Patrik Berger and Robbie Fowler sent Roy Evans' side in at the break leading 3-0 but the Geordies, now managed by Anfield icon Kenny Dalglish, took advantage of the Reds' soft underbelly in the game's final quarter to level things up in the 88th minute after a series of defensive calamities.
Liverpool weren't finished though and, when Stig Inge Bjornebye swung in an inviting cross from the left flank as the match moved into stoppage time, Robbie Fowler bravely attacked the ball to power home a header from close range to ensure a repeat of 12 months before and send the Kop home wild with joy and relief.
14. Gerard Houllier returns from illness against Roma - March 2002
Following the treble cup triumphs of 2001, Liverpool and the football world was stunned when manager Gerard Houllier suffered a serious heart problem during a home match with Leeds United that October which required an 11-hour life-saving operation and months of recuperation.
Assistant boss Phil Thompson took over as caretaker boss and kept the Reds ticking over nicely at home and in Europe, where Liverpool's first Champions League campaign saw them face a second group stage decider against Italian giants AS Roma at Anfield for a place in the quarter-finals.
Anfield was already expectant of another special night before Houllier appeared on the touchline just before kick off and his presence inspired his side to secure the two-goal victory they required to progress, a Jari Litmanen penalty and towering Emile Heskey header being enough to set up a last-eight clash with Bayer Leverkusen.
13. European Cup reunion with Juventus - April 2005
Almost 20 years after the horror of Heysel, the Champions League quarter-final draw paired Liverpool and Juventus together in Europe for the first time since 1985.
Respects were paid to the 39 Juventus fans who were killed in Brussels ahead of kick off before Liverpool roared into a two-goal lead before the half hour mark thanks to goals from Sami Hyypia and Luis Garcia.
Fabio Cannavaro grabbed an away goal for the Italians after the break but Liverpool hung on for the victory on a poignant and memorable Anfield evening.
12. Chelsea beaten in Champions League semis again - May 2007
If 2005 was a backs-against-the-wall job, further Champions League semi-final success against Chelsea two years later showed how far Liverpool had come under Rafa Benitez.
Trailing 1-0 to Joe Cole's strike at Stamford Bridge, Daniel Agger levelled the tie midway through the first half of the second leg and it was the visitors who were left hanging on this time as the Reds pushed to reach a second final in three years.
Dirk Kuyt rattled the Kop bar with a header in the second half and had a goal wrongly chalked off for offside in extra time before, after Pepe Reina saved penalties from Arjen Robben and Geremi, slamming home the decisive spot-kick to send Rafa's Reds to Athens.
11. Arsenal blown away into 20 minutes as Reds ramp up title charge - February 2014
Liverpool had led the Premier League on Christmas Day but a testing festive period saw them in fourth place when table toppers Arsenal rocked up at Anfield, hoping to show their credentials as they chased a first league title in a decade since the 'Invincibles' triumph of 2004.
Within 20 minutes, Arsene Wenger's side were four goals down after being blown away by one of the most astonishing periods of play Anfield had ever seen.
Two Martin Skrtel headers from set pieces in the first ten minutes were followed by a Raheem Sterling tap in and a Daniel Sturridge strike as Brendan Rodgers' men left the Gunners' dreams in tatters and put down a marker themselves in the title picture, Sterling adding his second and Liverpool's fifth before Mikel Arteta's late consolation penalty.
10. Klopp's salute to Kop after West Brom draw - December 2015
New Reds boss Jurgen Klopp had spoken when taking charge two months earlier of the need to turn doubters into believers and, following his first defeat as Reds boss at home to Crystal Palace a few weeks before the West Brom game, had noted how some fans left early which he said made him and his team feel 'alone'.
On the face of it, a 2-2 draw at home to the Baggies - salvaged by a 96th minute deflected Divock Origi equaliser - would not be an obvious cause for a manager to lead his team down to the Kop and give a linked-arms salute but Klopp was adamant afterwards it was a thank you from the team to the crowd for staying with them throughout a difficult afternoon.
Plenty chose to mock the spectacle of Liverpool 'celebrating' a draw against West Brom but history shows it proved an important moment in re-establishing the 'holy trinity' bond between fans, players and manager which - three and a half years later into Klopp's reign - has arguably never been stronger.
9. Origi 90+6 - December 2018
The 232nd Merseyside derby seemed to be drifting towards a goalless conclusion when, in the sixth and final minute of stoppage time, Virgil van Dijk shanked a volley from the edge of the box that appeared to be drifting well over the crossbar.
Substitute Divock Origi did not give up the ghost however and followed it in. With the ball rapidly dipping and dropping a lot closer to the Everton goal than originally seemed possible, the big Belgian was in the perfect position when Blues goalkeeper Jordan Pickford fumbled the ball against the top of the crossbar and back into play, craning his neck to nod the ball into the net from almost on the goalline for one of the most extraordinary finishes to a derby ever seen.
8. Steven Gerrard's late winner against Olympiakos - December 2004
The final match of that season's Champions League group stages saw Liverpool facing Greek side Olympiakos knowing only a 1-0 win or victory by two clear goals would be enough to see them qualify for the knock out rounds.
Rivaldo's first half free kick gave Rafa Benitez's men a mountain to climb but Florent Sinama-Pongolle reduced the arrears just after half time and Neil Mellor's close range finish with ten minutes left put the Reds in front on the night but still needing one more goal to go through.
Steven Gerrard had spoken in the build-up to the game about how important progress was to securing his future at the club and, when Neil Mellor intelligently cushioned a header into his path, the skipper slammed home an scorching 25-yard half-volley with just four minutes left to send the Kop into ecstasy and Liverpool into the last 16.
7. Robbie Fowler's whirlwind hat trick v Arsenal - August 1994
The very first home match following the demolition of the Spion Kop was a strange experience at first for the 30,017 fans inside a virtually three-sided Anfield.
Until an astonishing blitz of three Robbie Fowler goals inside 4 minutes 33 seconds just before the half hour mark set the ground alight and left the Gunners' much-vaunted back four shell-shocked.
It wasn't the quickest hat-trick in top flight English league football - that honour remains with Blackburn's John McIntyre who scored three in three minutes (and actually four in five minutes) against Everton in September 1922 - but it stood as a Premier League record for 21 years until it was broken in May 2015 by Southampton forward.. Sadio Mane.
6. Barcelona beaten in UEFA Cup semi - April 2001
Anfield had not hosted a European semi-final for sixteen years and the atmosphere was electric as Catalan giants Barcelona arrived in town with Liverpool chasing an unprecedented treble of cup triumphs, Gerard Houllier's side having already won the League Cup and reached the FA Cup Final.
A goalless draw in the first leg at Camp Nou had left the tie perfectly poised but Brazilian superstar Rivaldo posed a major threat to the Reds, his early drive from fully 35 yards requiring Sander Westerveld to tip over the bar to safety.
The decisive moment arrived on the stroke of half time when Patrick Kluivert needlessly handled a corner leaving veteran and rapidly-becoming cult hero Gary McAllister - buoyed by his sensational 44-yard injury time winner at Goodison only a few days before - to step up from 12 yards and beat future LFC keeper Peper Reina to send the treble-chasing Reds to Dortmund and an appointment with Basque minnows CD Alaves.
5. Sunderland walk out over ticket prices - February 2016
Years of rising ticket prices had taken their toll on supporters and, when Liverpool announced the following season's charges would include a top price band of £77, fans group Spion Kop 1906 led calls for fans to walk out of the following weekend's home match with Sunderland after 77 minutes in protest at the increase and to say 'enough is enough'.
With the Reds leading 2-0, an estimated 10-15 thousand supporters heeded the call to arms and walked out on 77 minutes and, while the Mackems scored two late goals to earn a late draw, LFC owners Fenway Sports Group announced the following day ticket prices would instead be frozen at their current level.
Within weeks, and with other supporters groups around the country discussing similar protests, the Premier League announced plans to cap away tickets at £30, a scheme which has been recently extended for another three seasons.
4. Sensational 4-3 fightback against Borussia Dortmund - April 2016
Barely six months after Jurgen Klopp had taken charge, his Liverpool side were drawn against his old club Borussia Dortmund - who he taken to two Bundesliga titles and a Champions League final - in the quarter finals of the Europa League.
A 1-1 first leg draw in Germany set up a beautifully-poised return at Anfield but two Dortmund away goals in the first nine minutes left the Reds with a mountain to climb.
Divock Origi reduced the arrears three minutes into the second half but, when Marco Reus cooly restored Dortmund's two-goal advantage on 57 minutes, it seemed the Germans were set for the semi-finals.
Philippe Coutinho (66) and Mamadou Sakho (78) levelled the scores on the night however and, with game ticking into injury time, James Milner stood up a perfect cross to the far post where Dejan Lovren buried a header into the Kop net to complete another incredible European fightback.
3. Salah stunner as Anfield remembers Hillsborough 30 years on - April 2019
Anfield fell silent ahead of title-chasing Liverpool's crucial clash with Chelsea to remember the 96 Liverpool supporters killed at Hillsborough, the day before the 30th anniversary of the worst disaster in British sporting history.
The Reds were locked in tense championship battle with Manchester City with each side knowing one slip could end their hopes and, after a Sadio Mane header broke the deadlock six minutes after half time, Mohamed Salah picked the ball near the right touchline two minutes later before cutting inside and firing an explosive 25-yard screamer into the top corner to send the Kop into raptures.
2. End-to-end 4-3 thriller against Newcastle - April 1996
Title chasing Newcastle arrived at a bouncing Anfield three days after the Reds had beaten Aston Villa at Old Trafford to set up an FA Cup final against Manchester United and Robbie Fowler's third minute header ignited the fuse on one of the most see-saw games ever seen at Anfield.
Newcastle were in front by the quarter hour mark and retook the lead immediately after Fowler's 55th minute equaliser but Roy Evans' team of attacking stars and Kevin Keegan's talented but brittle entertainers kept trading blows and, after Stan Collymore made it three apiece midway through the second half, the £8.5m record signing rifled home his second and Liverpool's winner in stoppage time to put the seal on what is still regarded by many as the best Premier League game of all time.
2. Chelsea beaten in Champions League semi-finals as Reds reach Istanbul - May 2005
Chelsea had clinched their first Premier League title with victory at Bolton only three days before the sides met at Anfield following a goalless first leg at Stamford Bridge.
Jose Mourinho's side would finish the league season thirty points clear of Rafa Benitez's charges but walked into an electric Anfield atmosphere which even seasoned observers said compared favourably with any of the famous ones which had preceded it, the intensity and fervour of the crowd undoubtedly having a big impact in the key moment that decided the tie just four minutes into the second leg.
With Liverpool made to attack the Kop first half, Steven Gerrard's deft touch freed Milan Baros who hooked the ball over goalkeeper Petr Cech before being taken out by his Czech team-mate.
With the Kop screaming for a penalty, Luis Garcia followed up the play and nudged the ball towards the net where it was hooked towards safety by William Gallas but not before it had crossed the line, according to the Slovakian officials.
The following 84 minutes of normal time - plus SIX additional ones - saw Liverpool repel attack after attack from Mourinho's side but, after Eidur Gudjohnsen's heart-stopping late chance flashed wide, the referee blew for time and a delirious Anfield knew the Reds were heading to Istanbul.
1. Barcelona battered by Jurgen Klopp's mentality giants
A season of unparalleled quality and consistency was on the verge of ending up in empty-handed heartbreak.
Having won 29 and lost just one of their 37 Premier League matches, Vincent Kompany's thunderbolt meant Liverpool's Premier League title destiny was out of their own hands, ensuring a win for City at Brighton the following weekend would result in the Reds' likely 97-point tally incredibly not being enough to be crowned champions.
And despite being the better side for large parts of the previous week's Champions League semi-final in the Nou Camp, Klopp's men had somehow managed to lose 3-0 meaning their European dreams were surely over too.
Just for good measure, Mo Salah and Roberto Firminio were out injured but Klopp told his men "Because it is you, there is a chance", Salah turned up wearing a t-shirt that said simply 'Never Give Up' and once Divock Origi scored within seven minutes to reduce the deficit Anfield believed.
The Reds suffered a further injury blow at half time when Andy Robertson was unable to continue after a run-in with who else but Luis Suarez but two goals in two minutes shortly before the hour mark from his replacement Gini Wijnaldum unbelievably put Liverpool on level terms with still more than half an hour to play.
One away goal from Messi and co would have changed the entire complexion of the tie but eleven minutes from the end of normal time, Trent Alexander-Arnold's quick-thinking and ingenuity saw him fire across a low corner while the Barca defenders were napping and Divock Origi stroked home the winner to complete the greatest fightback Anfield had ever seen and send Liverpool to Madrid where they achieved the conclusion their astonishing season deserved.
