Liverpool £11.5m signing makes surprising move after breaking Arsenal hearts and revealing 'weird' Rafa Benitez problem

Pretty much every player at Liverpool, past and present, could be defined by simply naming a specific match or goal.

In the case of Ryan Babel, it’s pretty clear which game comes to mind.

When Liverpool were drawn against Arsenal in the quarter-final of the Champions League in the 2007/08 season, there was plenty of nerves as well as giddy optimism at Anfield.

For the first time in their history, the two clubs were meeting on the European stage after spending the best part of three decades competing domestically.

A 1-1 draw at the Emirates Stadium meant that everything was to play for in the return leg at Anfield - and what happened would be remembered as one of the most famous European nights at the stadium.

Just three days before, Liverpool and Arsenal played out a 1-1 draw in the Premier League, but the Champions League clash was on a different level.

Abou Diaby cancelled out Liverpool’s away goal, only for Sami Hyypia to restore parity to the tie.

Then came a goal from Fernando Torres, before Emmanuel Adebayor seemingly settled the tie in Arsenal’s favour.

But then, up stepped Steven Gerrard with a late penalty to give Liverpool a 3-2 lead on the night, 4-3 on aggregate.

Now this is where Babel comes in, and after a punt forward from Dirk Kuyt, it was the Reds No.19 who broke forward on the counter attack to fire the ball past the Arsenal goalkeeper and settle the tie.

Pepe Reina ran the full length of the pitch to celebrate, but Babel was rather subdued in comparison to the occasion. Rather than scream with euphoria, the Dutchman simply raised his arms in the air before clapping the Anfield crowd.

Of the 22 goals he scored for Liverpool, over the course of three-and-a-half years at Anfield, it was almost certainly