I started going to Anfield in the 77/78 season and until the early part of the this century, I usually went 10-12 times a season. Saw a lot of Kenny - I'd say peak Kenny was 82/83 season. From October to March that season he was sublime.
Performances that stand out - the 5-0 at Goodison, when he could have had 4 or 5 but got none, a 3-0 v Spurs when he just ran the show and scored twice, the Watford game and that pass to Rush but, best of all, the day after Boxing Day game v Man City, 5-2, and he scored a hat trick. It was a 45,000 full house, in the days when full houses were like hens' teeth, and I was in the middle of the Kop 3/4 of the way up. Can still see his second curling along the ground past the wall. It curved so far Joe Corrigan got his hands to it and probably should have saved it. But he didn't.
I think 82/82 stands out because there were times when he'd skip past 2-3 challenges as if they weren't there - Kenny didn't always do that. The classic Kenny move was turning past someone with his back to goal. Plus, the goals he scored that year - his finishing gradually dropped off over the years but his passing and vision, if anything, got better. Would love to know what percentage of Rushie's goals were Dalglish assists.
Favourite goal I saw Kenny score? Probably the second one in the 3-1 win v Spurs that clinched the 81/82 title. Pounced on a loose ball and eyeballed Ray Clemence before placing a left footer into the bottom corner. Two footed as well! The celebrations after that goal were epic. Not St Etienne but mad enough.
