When Peter Crouch destroyed Arsenal and accomplished feat only managed by two other Liverpool players

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Peter Crouch might not be held in the same regard as other Liverpool strikers of the past, but he proved his quality against Arsenal on this day 19 years ago. He scored a perfect hat-trick in Liverpool’s 4-1 win, becoming just the third Red to do so in the Premier League.

Who should Richard Hughes be targeting above all… Photo Credit: Getty Images/Robin Jones Peter Crouch’s historic perfect hat-trick vs Arsenal Crouch put on as complete a centre-forward display as you could ask for on that day. He might not be considered one of Liverpool’s greatest players, but Crouch was no slouch.

Crouch’s perfect hat-trick beat Arsenal, twice It wasn’t just 90 minutes of magic with no further-reaching consequences. Take out this history-making display, and we would have finished behind the North London side that season.READ MORE: The day a Liverpool legend begged the referee to cancel his own penaltyJoin Our NewsletterReceive a digest of our best Liverpool content each week direct to your mailbox