If you're a Welsh Liverpool fan then is this the article for you!

To be honest, even if you're not, this article reveals some of the finest goals scored by Ian Rush during his time as a Liverpool footballer, and if you're remotely interested in football, you will enjoy these goals.

Today marks his 54th birthday and those of us at the Football FanCast headquarters couldn't pass up the opportunity to enjoy some of Rush's finest moments.

He was a master at composure and scored a truly frightening amount of goals during his two spells on Merseyside.

In his first spell (which includes a loan back from Italian giants Juventus), Rushie netted 139 league goals in 224 appearances - before scoring 90 goals in 245 games once he rejoined the Reds.

He also featured for Leeds, Newcastle and Sheffield Wednesday after his time at Liverpool and was capped 73 times by Wales, scoring 28 goals.

In 1992, Rush overtook Roger Hunt to become Liverpool's all time leading goalscorer, achieving the feat in the best possible way - scoring against arch rivals Manchester United.

As it stands, Rushie's Liverpool record appears untouchable and he is far clear of the chasing pack with his 346 goals in all competitions for the Merseysiders.

Without further ado then, here are Ian Rush' 10 best goals of all time.

Vs Everton

Liverpool were in their prime at that point but that doesn't make defeating one of your biggest rivals, at their home ground, by a scoreline of 5-0 any less impressive.

The imperious Rush scored 4 goals during this game but only one of them has made it onto out list. Check from 4:30 onwards to see it.

Vs Everton (again)

Poor Everton fans. Rushie seemed to have a knack for scoring against Everton, and always when it mattered most.

In the 1986 FA Cup Final between the Merseyside clubs, Liverpool were trailing 1-0 at half time.

An inspired Liverpool and co fought back though and won 3-1 with two of those monumental goals making it into our post.

Vs Everton (again II)

Only three years later, and with the Hillsborough tragedy still looming over them like a huge cloud, Liverpool still managed to overcome their nearest rivals, Everton, in yet another cracking cup final.

Liverpool twice led before being pegged back but Rushie had the final word, securing another FA Cup triumph for Liverpool against the Toffees.

He bagged two as well, both accepted onto our top 10 Rush goals! (I promise they don't all involve Everton!)

Vs Villa

Rushie was in fine form for Liverpool and showed it against Aston Villa.

With the game nicely poised, Rush gave Liverpool a deserved lead.

However, it's his final two goals, the two that secured him yet another hat-trick, that he will be most fondly remembered for in this match.

Vs United

This strike is definitely up there with one of the purest and most meaningful of his career.

After forcibly getting the better of United's centre half, Rush scored and absolute screamer, showing the standard of football he is indeed capable of.

 

Vs United (again)

Originally, this is the kind of fixture which tends to bring the best out of players and none more so than with Ian Rush.

In fact, not only did he score against Manchester United, but his goal to put Liverpool 2-0 up actually placed him ahead of Roger Hunt in the all-time Liverpool goalscorer charts.

Vs Blackburn

The final clip comes from a 1994 clash with Blackburn Rovers in the Carling Cup, in which there seemed to be a distinct quality difference between the sides.

It could be possible that Rovers were resting players for their ruthless Premier League schedule but that takes nothing away from the awesome strike.