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title: "OTD: First goal for Maxi Rodriguez as Liverpool run riot"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Dan Clubbe"
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published: "2021-04-25T10:01:00Z"
modified: "2021-04-25T10:01:00Z"
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# OTD: First goal for Maxi Rodriguez as Liverpool run riot

On this day (April 25) 2010, Argentine forward Maxi Rodriguez scored his first goal for the Reds as[Liverpool](https://readliverpoolfc.com/2021/04/25/virals-allan-saint-maximin-defends-sadio-mane-on-social-media/)ran riot at Turf Moor.

[Rafa Benitez](https://readliverpoolfc.com/2021/04/16/happy-birthday-rafa-benitez-a-tribute-to-the-the-gaffer/) kept faith in Rodriguez despite struggling to make an impact since his[arrival from Atletico Madrid three months earlier](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/8457706.stm) and was rewarded with the third goal on the afternoon following a brace from captain Steven Gerrard.

The rout was finished off when Ryan Babel added a fourth late on to complete a resounding [4-0 victory](https://www.skysports.com/football/burnley-vs-liverpool/212521) for the Europe chasing visitors.

A Liverpool side also boasted a rare start for injury-ravaged midfielder Alberto Aquilani , one of just [nine Premier League starts](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/alberto-aquilani/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/5957/verein/31) the Italian made during his ill-fated Anfield spell.

There was also a rare outing for attacking midfielder Dani Pacheco as the Spaniard replaced Gerrard with just 10 minutes remaining – one of [17 first-team outings](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/dani-pacheco/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/28285/verein/31) for the now UD Logroñés ace.

Whilst the comfortably earned three points moved the Reds [into seventh](https://www.lfchistory.net/SeasonArchive/Game/5198) with two fixtures remaining, Benitez’s side transpired to pick up just one point from their final two matches to [miss out on Europe](https://www.premierleague.com/matchweek/705/table) for the following campaign.

Fast forward to the present day and Jurgen Klopp’s men are having [similar problems](https://www.premierleague.com/tables) getting to grips with European qualification, [dropping four points](https://www.skysports.com/liverpool-results) from winning positions this week alone.