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There are some opposition strikers that Liverpool fans will always dread their side facing.

When it comes to the forwards who have developed that awful habit of repeatedly haunting the Reds throughout their careers, it doesn’t matter which club they play for, what form they are in or even the size of the occasion, their eyes light up at the sight of Liverpool on the fixture list.

As certain as death and taxes, you just know they are always scoring when it’s time to face the Reds.

Didier Drogba is arguably Liverpool’s chief tormentor in modern times, scoring 11 times and registering seven assists from 30 appearances.

Only two of those goals might have come in the Premier League, but by netting to help knock the Reds out of the Champions League semi-finals and quarter-finals, as well as from the UEFA Cup with Marseille, and in Chelsea FA Cup and League Cup final victories, his dreaded presence nearly always guaranteed Liverpool misery.

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Such was the Ivorian’s form against the Reds during his playing career, it doesn’t matter that he is now 43 years old, if he somehow made a miraculous comeback in the League Cup final on Sunday, despite hanging up his boots four