Liverpool defender made history in 16 minutes after the hardest transfer of all

Blood Red: Liverpool FC's January transfer business roundup

Lampard confirmed as Everton manager

Blood Red: Jurgen Klopp's first words on Luis Diaz after Liverpool transfer confirmed

Blood Red: Nat Phillips Seals Liverpool Exit As Loan Fee & New Club Confirmed

Blood Red: Fabio Carvalho Deal FALLS THROUGH | Transfer Deadline Day Round-Up

Frank Lampard announced as Everton manager

Blood Red: Sadio Mane Injury UPDATE & a NEW Sport for Harvey Elliott? | Liverpool FC Social Media Round Up

Blood Red: Liverpool Complete £49m Signing Of Luis Diaz From Porto

Blood Red: Mo Salah through to AFCON semis & Diogo Jota at the zoo | Liverpool FC Social Media Round Up

While his Liverpool career was a brief one, the club has had few characters as colourful as defender Abel Xavier.

With his bleached blond hair and beard, the Portuguese international made for an unmistakable sight during his 21 appearances for the club.

And even though this week marks 20 years since he joined Liverpool, he currently retains a place in Merseyside history as the last player to move across Stanley Park in either direction.

Xavier wasted no time in making his presence felt in a way in which he had failed to do during his two-and-a-half years with Everton too.

The Reds hadn’t had a defender score on his debut for the club for over 32 years, since Alec Lindsay had done so in a 10-0 thumping of Dundalk in the Fairs Cup (per LFCHistory).

But new boy Xavier put that run to bed after just 16 minutes of his first appearance (which, coincidentally, is the same time it later took Luis Suarez to score on his Liverpool debut).

Under the temporary management of Phil Thompson, while Gerard Houllier recuperated from heart surgery, the Reds were at Portman Road facing Ipswich