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With the arrival of a new right-back in Glen Johnson, we thought we'd attempt to discover Liverpool's greatest ever right-sided defender.

We've come up with nine names for you to choose from - so make sure you cast your vote now and we'll reveal the results later in the week.

Candidates
Rob Jones
Alvaro Arbeloa
Steve Nicol
Chris Lawler
Markus Babbel
Vegard Heggem
Steve Finnan
Phil Neal
Ephraim Longworth

I will post short profiles of all candidates below. Enjoy.

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Rob Jones

Date of Birth: 05-11-71

Birthplace: Wrexham

Debut : 6th October 1991 v Manchester United (A) Football League Division One: Drew 0-0

1st team games: 243

1st team goals: 0

Other clubs: Crewe Alexandra and West Ham United

International caps while with Liverpool: 8 (England)

International goals while with Liverpool: 0

Honours with Liverpool: FA Cup 1992; Coca Cola Cup 1995

Graeme Souness' reign as Liverpool manager was severely criticised but let it be said that he did sign right back Rob Jones for a bargain £300,000 from Crewe Alexandra in 1991.
Making his Reds debut at Old Trafford of all places, Jones performance against Manchester United is still to this day remembered by Liverpool supporters. Nothing significant in the actual game you might say as it finished 0-0 but his marking of Ryan Giggs was simply magnificent as the Welsh international hardly got a kick. Indeed Giggs was full of praise for the Reds defender by rating him as his most difficult opponent. High praise indeed.

Jones went on to finish a highly impressive first season by playing in the 1992 FA Cup victory over Sunderland at Wembley. International honours followed with England and he made a superb debut in the 2-0 win over France at Wembley.

However, there was injury heartbreak for Jones when he was forced to pull out of Graham Taylor's squad for the 1992 European Championships. It was a huge loss for the player and for the England team.

Over the next few years Jones established himself as the best right back in England with a series of energetic and powerful display's down the right, linking brilliantly with Steve McManaman, and it came something of a big surprise when he was left out of the England team for the vital World Cup qualifier with Holland in 1993, which England lost in controversial circumstances.

When new manager Roy Evans introduced the wing back system Jones filled it perfectly and added another medal to his collection when he played in the 1995 Coca Cola League Cup win over Bolton Wanderers at Wembley.

The following season Evans signed Jason McAteer from Bolton and he took the right wing back role with Jones switched to the left. It was a role Jones disliked but such was his professionalism he got on with the job without making a fuss.

Sadly injury then set in with back problems that restricted his appearances to just three in the 1996-97 season. He was released in May 1999 and tried his luck at West Ham United but his back problems continued to be a major problem and he was forced to retire from the game.

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Steve Nicol

Date of Birth: 11/12/61

Birthplace: Irvine (Scotland)

Debut : 31st August 1982 v Birmingham City (A) Football League Division One: drew 0-0

1st team games: 466

1st team goals: 46

Other clubs: None

International caps while with Liverpool: 27 (Scotland)

International goals while with Liverpool: 0

Honours with Liverpool: First Division Championship 1983/84, 1985/86, 1987/88 and 1989/90, FA Cup 1986, 1989 & 1992, Charity Shield 1989

One of the most versatile players in Liverpool history, Scotland international Nicol could fill any role in defence or midfield with equal skill and dexterity. His value as a utility man was incalculable and the £300,000 Bob Paisley paid Ayr United to bring him to Anfield in October 1981 proved one of the bargain deals of all time.
He made his senior debut in August 1982 but had to wait until 1983-84 under new boss Joe Fagan for a sustained run in the side. He ended that campaign with a League title and European Cup winners medal, the latter gained despite his spot kick failure in the penalty shoot-out with Roma.

At size 11, Nicol's feet were among the biggest in football and his boots were a full size bigger than any other in the Liverpool squad of that era. But the talent within them was underlined by his election as Footballer of the Year in 1989 by the nation's soccer writers.

Nicol played for five Liverpool managers - Kenny Dalglish, Graeme Souness and Roy Evans were the others - and made 466 appearances, scoring 46 goals. Overall he won four League titles and three FA Cup winners medals before becoming a player coach at Notts County in 1995. He later played for Sheffield Wednesday and Doncaster before becoming caretaker coach of American club New England Revolution, and then head coach of Boston Bulldogs.