10 Liverpool Players Who Started With A Bang

8. Mark Gonzalez

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPp6mtTMAI0
€œIt€™s the first time I€™ve been in England and English football is totally different. I know I have to get used to it and settle very quickly. When I asked people for more time, it wasn€™t because I felt pressure, it€™s just that I feel it is normal to need time to settle in.€ - Mark Gonzalez, December 2006.
He may have turned out to be a flop who was a complete waste of time in securing a work permit for, but within just a few minutes of coming off the bench on his debut, Liverpool supporters were already celebrating a goal from their latest South American import. The fixture was a Champions League qualifying tie against Israeli side Maccabi Haifa at Anfield and after replacing captain Steven Gerrard in the 85th minute with the game poised at 1-1, he duly slotted home an 88th minute winner to send the crowd into raptures. He would follow up his fine first impression at the club with a goal on his first Premier League start, slotting home in a 3-0 victory against Spurs. However, the Chilean would fail to build on his encouraging start at the club, and scored just once more for the Reds before being shipped back to Spain via Real Betis at the end of the season.
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