The summer of 2004 brought a sea of change at Liverpool that has rarely been seen in a relatively small amount of time.
Prior to that summer, the Reds finished fourth in the 2003/04 campaign to secure another season of Champions league football, after they won the play-off tie against Grazer AK. On this day in 2004, came the decisive final day fixture against top four rivals Newcastle United.
Going into that game, Liverpool knew that they had already secured a top four place. Newcastle were four points adrift in fifth and could not catch the Reds even if they won at Anfield.
