There have been some truly great Liverpool free kicks.
Ones that have defied the laws of physics, ones that have won derby matches and even one that has ended more than a decade of pain.
But I honestly don't think I've seen a better free kick by a Liverpool player than the one Steven Gerrard scored at Villa Park on Saturday.
As he stepped up to take it I turned to my mate next to me in the Doug Ellis stand and said "No chance".
But instead of being proven right as I had been earlier in the game when I said "Row Z" as Riise stepped up to a similar dead ball situation, on this occasion I was proven gloriously wrong.

If Gerrard had picked the ball up, carried it to the goal line and thrown it into the back of the net he couldn't have placed it any better.
The fact that the pressure was on after conceding a late equaliser and Gerrard had pretty much run himself into the ground on a stiflingly hot afternoon makes the strike even more remarkable.
For that reason I'm putting Gerrard's free kick at the summit of my top ten Liverpool free kicks.
1. Steven Gerrard against Aston Villa.
2. Gary McAllister's 44-yarder against Everton.
Has there ever been a better way of winning a Merseyside Derby? Anyone who was lucky enough to be at Goodison that day will tell you this was one of the great moments of their life.
3. "Goals pay the rent and Keegan does his share".
I know this famous David Coleman quote was made during the 3-0 FA Cup final win over Newcastle in 1974 but it could just as easily apply to Keegan's free kick goal against Bruges two years later.
Liverpool had won the first leg of the UEFA Cup final 3-2 at Anfield after being two goals down and the tie was finely balanced when the Reds took to the field in Belgium for the second leg.
Bruges hadn't conceded a goal all season and went one up early on - things were looking bleak.
But Keegan smashed home a free kick from the edge of the box to settle things down and Liverpool held out for a draw which was enough to secure the club's second European trophy.
4. Danny Murphy ends a decade of pain at Old Trafford.
Liverpool hadn't won at Old Trafford since a John Barnes double strike secured victory in 1990 so we turned up more in hope than expectation.
Thankfully, a certain Mr G Neville decided to try and play a bit of volleyball on the edge of his own box and for once the handball was spotted and a free kick awarded.
Danny Murphy stepped up and curled the ball around the wall into the far corner, giving Fabien Barthez no chance. Cue pandemonium in our end.
5. John Barnes defies the laws of physics against Arsenal.
Another one of those "I was there" moments. This was the time when Liverpool and Arsenal were the top dogs in English football and we were involved in some titanic struggles with the Gunners.
We were given a free kick on the edge of the box and it looked perfect for a right footer. But at this time Barnesy could do pretty much anything and he stepped up and curled the ball into the top right hand corner leaving John Lukic cluthing at thin air.
6. John Arne Riise rips the back out of Barthez's net.
If Roberto Carlos is remembered for his banana shot against England, Riise will go down in history as the man who struck one of the cleanest free kicks of all time.
The power and ferocity of his shot was incredible and the direction unerring as the ball flew into the top right hand corner in the blink of an eye.
But what was most surprising is this was the only time that Liverpool's set piece "speciality" of someone touching the ball square to Riise actually worked.
Ever since then, it has invariably resulted in his shot being blocked or going hideously high and wide.
7. Didi Hamann out-Germans the Germans.
Didi was always a striker of the ball rather than a curler but for some reason he went all David Beckham on us when we played Bayer Leverkusen at home in 2005.
With the clock ticking down and Liverpool already 2-0 up Didi struck a sublime curler to give us a three goal lead which was immediately undone by Dudek's antics at the other end.
But the free kick will live long in the memory and, as with Luis Garcia's strike against Juve in the next round, it was one of those goals which gave us the belief that we really could win the European Cup.
8. John Barnes doesn't score against Portsmouth.
The last minute of the FA Cup semi-final and Liverpool are on the verge of being dumped out of the competition by second division Portsmouth.
Thankfully, John Barnes had other ideas as he curled a wonderful free kick over the Pompey wall well out of the reach of keeper Alan Knight.
The ball hit the inside of the post and rolled along the line but everyone behind the goal at Highbury was alerady celebrating because we'd spotted Ronnie Whelan running in to slot home the rebound. I lost all the money out of my pockets in the madness of the celebrations but it is worth it - that free kick won us the FA Cup.
9. Jan Molby breaks Ipswich's hearts.
Fifteen years on I still think this is the sweetest struck free kick I've ever seen.
Ipswich were 2-1 up and on the verge of their first ever victory at Anfield and Liverpool were on the verge of being knocked out of the FA Cup.
But big Jan had other ideas.
A free kick was awarded on the edge of the box and the great Dane stepped up and blasted it into the top corner. He didn't hit it with his instep either, he side footed it. But such was his combination of power and technique that Molby could side foot a shot harder than most people could instep them.
Steve McManaman went on to score the winner and Liverpool were on the road to FA Cup glory at Wembley.
10. Gary Mac turns Alaves to Gelli.
Like Barnes against Portsmouth, this was a free kick which didn't result in the taker getting his name on the scoresheet.
But McAllister's intervention against Alaves in the 2001 UEFA Cup final helped Liverpool win another European trophy so deservedly takes its place in this top 10.
The Scotsman's precision from dead ball situations was something special and he could put free kicks pretty much where he wanted them.
On this occasion he floated the ball into the Alaves box causing defenders to panic and Delfi Gelli got the slightest of touches to it.
The ball clipped the top of his head as he stretched in a desperate attempt to try and clear it but he only succeeded in sending it past his own keeper into the back of the net.
The goal was Gelli's but the free kick was undoubtedly McAllister's and it was a free kick which won Liverpool the UEFA Cup in the most glorious of circumstances.
So that's my top 10 Liverpool free kicks. What do you think? Are there any I have included that you don't agree with or any that I have forgotten?
Do you think Gerrard's should be number one in the list or should it be knocked off by Murphy, Keegan or McAllister.
Let me know what you think.

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