Robbie Fowler has re-joined Liverpool on a free transfer until the end of the season from Manchester City.
The 30-year-old former England striker scored 120 goals in 210 league appearances in nine years at his hometown club before joining Leeds for £11million in November 2001.
He moved to City for £6million in January 2003 but has not started a Premiership game so far this season under Stuart Pearce after missing the start of it with a back injury.
And, despite scoring a hat-trick in the FA Cup win over Scunthorpe and once as Manchester United were beaten 3-1 two weeks ago, City have decided to offload their best-paid player, who was on £35,000 a week at Eastlands.
When on form, Fowler provides the kind of goalscoring instincts which Reds boss Rafael Benitez possibly lacks right now with Peter Crouch, Fernando Morientes and Djibril Cisse his first-choice strikers.
The return of the Toxteth-born player will beef up Benitez's options as Liverpool try to retain the Champions League title and he will undoubtedly be given a hero's welcome by the Kop.
