Enrique labels Skrtel best defender in league

The Slovak has been 'Mr. Reliable' for the Reds over the past two seasons, and has scored four goals in his 37 appearances for the club during 2011/12.

Despite Liverpool's troubles this season, the partnership that Skrtel has struck up with Danish centre-back Daniel Agger has contributed towards Kenny Dalglish's side having the third best defensive record in the league with 11 clean sheets.

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Nick Moore

Nick Moore is a freelance journalist based on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. He wrote his first FourFourTwo feature in 2001 about Gerard Houllier's cup-treble-winning Liverpool side, and has continued to ink his witty words for the mag ever since. Nick has produced FFT's 'Ask A Silly Question' interview for 16 years, once getting Peter Crouch to confess that he dreams about being a dwarf.