21 years on: Fowler hits five at Anfield
On this day 21 years ago, Robbie Fowler served notice of his natural goalscoring potential by plundering no fewer than five goals in a single match in front of an exhilarated Anfield crowd.
Fulham were the visitors to L4 on the evening of Tuesday October 5, 1993 for the second leg of their League Cup clash against Liverpool - and they arrived with prior knowledge of this precocious 18-year-old.
Because 13 days previously, in the opening tie of the contest, Fowler had been handed his maiden senior appearance for the Reds and fittingly marked the occasion with an 83rd-minute strike at Craven Cottage.
But that warning could by no means have prepared the Londoners for what they would be subjected to when they travelled north with the task of overturning a 3-1 deficit to progress to the third round of the competition.
Fowler was merciless in the return, capitalising on the slightest opportunities to add his name to the scoresheet on five separate occasions and provide evidence of the innate striking talent that would bring him 183 goals and eternal popularity with the club.
And but for an agile save by Fulham stopper Jim Stannard, the Toxteth native may have recorded a sixth on the night with an inventive lob. LFCTV GO subscribers can relive the quintet of efforts that did hit the target by clicking play below.