On this day...Istanbul '05

Life is looking rosier at Anfield these days, despite their recent Europa League final loss to Sevilla - but they still have some way to go to recapture past glories. 

German boss Jurgen Klopp has injected enthusiasm onto the pitch and the terraces and an improvement on their 8th place Premier League finish is expected next season. 

Project Klopp's ultimate objectives will obviously focus on domestic and European glory - and today offers a timely reminder of the latter, as it is 11 years ago to the day that Rafa Benitez' Reds pulled off one of the greatest comebacks in history to lift the 2005 Champions League trophy. 

The likes of Dudek, Gerrard, Carragher, Alonso, Hamann and Smicer (not forgetting the legend that is Djimi Traore) wrote themselves into Liverpool's rich history that remarkable night - and set a benchmark for Klopp and the current crop.