The undisputed king of the long-range net-buster is, of course, Steven Gerrard.

The former skipper's 17-year playing career at Anfield is peppered with memorable strikes from outside the box.

He set the bar high early on in his Reds career when he flashed a 30-yard thunderbolt past Manchester United goalkeeper Fabien Barthez in a 2-0 win at Anfield in 2001 - and then continued to raise it.

He's pictured above, 13 years later, curling a 25-yard free-kick round the wall and past Everton's Tim Howard to open the scoring in the 223rd Merseyside derby.