Liverpool yesterday posted a video on their official Twitter account @LFC of a memorable goal scored by Neil Mellor at Anfield 15 years ago.
https://twitter.com/LFC/status/1200016234764484608
On November 28th, 2004, the striker hit a superb 30-yard volley in stoppage time to secure a 2-1 win for the Reds over Arsenal, who were the defending Premier League champions at the time. [via BBC]
He would play just 22 times for Liverpool’s first team and was forced to retire in 2012 at the age of just 29 after suffering a serious knee injury, as per BBC.
Mellor, who now works as a pundit for Sky Sports, met with current Reds goalkeeper Alisson earlier this week to record an interview for Gillette Soccer Saturday.
He posted on his Twitter profile @NeilMellor33 about having to Google himself to prove to the 27-year-old Brazilian, who came to Anfield in 2018, that he had previously played with the Anfield club.
https://twitter.com/NeilMellor33/status/1199387953950273541?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1199387953950273541&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.90min.com%2Fposts%2F6506659-neil-mellor-remembering-liverpool-s-one-hit-wonder-who-scored-that-goal-in-front-of-the-kop
Like Alisson, Mellor was also involved in a Champions League-winning squad, having played in two matches in the Reds’ European triumph in 2004/05.
These Liverpool fans on Twitter jokingly called out Alisson upon seeing the footage of Mellor’s goal against Arsenal back in 2004:
Have you shown this to Alisson Becker Neil?
— Pat Cronin (@PatCronin_78) November 28, 2019
Sombody should show this to @Alissonbecker 😆😆
— Kieren Duncan (@KierenD88) November 28, 2019
@NeilMellor33 did you show @Alissonbecker this to prove you played for Liverpool 😂
— Liam Wellens (@liam_wellens7) November 28, 2019
@Alissonbecker this guy
— Harrison Green (@hazza_1001) November 28, 2019
Is that wat u showed @Alissonbecker
— YNWA DAD (@jcanavarro) November 28, 2019
Wonder how many times he showed @Alissonbecker this 😂
— paul michael jones (@bully185) November 28, 2019
What were your memories of Mellor’s strike against Arsenal 15 years ago? Tell us in the comments section below!
