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25th Oct 2015

This Liverpool cult hero is officially as good as Ronaldo and Messi combined

Ballon d'Or banker

Darragh Murphy

Remember Dirk Kuyt?

He was a rabid, ball-chasing footballer who could play up front, on the wing or, on one mad day for the Netherlands, at full back.

The stringy-haired Dutchman attained hero status at Anfield, scoring 71 goals in 285 appearances for the Reds before being sold to Fenerbahce in 2012.

Three years later and Kuyt is absolutely killing it for Feyenoord.

The 35-year-old has been doing his best Robert Lewandowski impression as of late and scored his second hat-trick in a week with this trio of strikes against AZ Alkmaar on Sunday.

The third was his tenth goal in as many games, which will make for terrible reading for fans of a Liverpool team who have scored just nine goals in the Premier League this season.

Not only that, but it also means that Kuyt has officially matched the tally of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi combined.

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