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On Monday, Liverpool confirmed that Nat Phillips had returned to Germany to rejoin Stuttgart on loan for the remainder of the season.

The 22-year-old had been recalled by Jürgen Klopp for the sole purpose of playing against Everton in the FA Cup in order to give Virgil van Dijk a rest, making his senior debut in the remarkable 1-0 victory.

With Joel Matip and Dejan Lovren both returning to fitness, there was no need for Phillips to hang about any longer. Fly in, beat Everton, fly back out again. Job done.

And there's a fair chance it might end up being his only ever first team appearance for Liverpool, given it's quite likely he decides to seek a new challenge elsewhere in the summer in search of more regular opportunities. Regardless of whatever happens next, he'll always be able to say he helped Liverpool win a Merseyside derby.

So, in continuing that theme, we've picked out a selection of Liverpool's greatest ever one-hit wonders.

Patrice Luzi

Signed from Ajaccio on a free transfer in July 2002 after just one appearance in the French second division, Luzi's one appearance for the Reds came as a 77th minute substitute in the 0-1 win against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in the 2003/04 season under Gerard Houllier, replacing the injured Jerzy Dudek. He saved a late effort from Romanian striker Adrian Mutu to help Liverpool hold on with 10 men after El-Hadji Diouf's red card.

He never featured under Rafa Benitez in 2004/05, and was named on the bench just twice, before departing for Belgian First Division outfit Royal Excel Mouscron in the summer of 2005 after being released by Liverpool. After spells at RSC Charleroi and Stade Rennais, he then retired in 2010 aged 29. Virtually nothing is known about his career since, but he'll always have those 13 minutes of fame at Stamford Bridge.

One-hit wonder rating: " I came in like a wrecking ball" - Miley Cyrus

David Amoo

A former Milwall youth player who could have pursued a career as a professional athlete, Amoo joined Liverpool's academy in July 2007 and was handed his senior debut by Roy Hodgson three years later in a 0-2 away win against Macedonian side FK Rabotnički in Europa League third-round qualifying, which featured a brace from David N'Gog.

He was named on the bench against Northampton Town in the Leage Cup a couple of months later, but never played for Liverpool again, eventually joining Preston North End in 2012 after loan spells at MK Dons, Hull City and Bury. Further moves to Tranmere Rovers, Carlisle United, Partick Thistle and Cambridge United then followed, and now, aged 28, he plies his trade at Port Vale in League Two.

One-hit wonder rating: "Summer Holiday" - Cliff Richard

Ryan Kent

Kent joined Liverpool as a seven-year-old in 2003, and by 2015 was on the fringes of Brendan Rodgers' first team squad, featuring on the pre-season tour to the Far East before joining Coventry City on loan before being recalled in January by Jürgen Klopp.

Klopp then handed Kent his debut in the 2-2 FA Cup third round draw away to Exeter City, in which Brad Smith scored a late equaliser for the Reds, who were captained by Christian Benteke on the night. Further loan spells followed at Barnsley, SC Freiburg, Bristol City and latterly Rangers, where he was named PFA Scotland Young Player of the Year in 2018/19.

His move to Rangers was made permanent last summer, linking up with Steven Gerrard, for whom he is now a regular starter.

One-hit wonder rating: "God Save the Queen"

Harry McNaughton

Perhaps the greatest one-hit wonder of them all, Scottish goalkeeper McNaughton's solitary Liverpool appearance came in a 1-0 win against Everton on 23 October 1920. A 100 per cent win and clean sheet ratio. Nat Phillips would be proud.

One-hit wonder rating: "I Wanna Be Adored" - The Stone Roses

Sergi Canos

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Signed by Liverpool in 2013 after being released by Barcelona's academy, Canos was widely regarded as one of the most exciting players in Liverpool's youth system, enjoying a highly productive loan spell at Championship side Brentford in 2015/16, where he scored seven goals in 38 league appearances. The Spain U19 international then returned to Liverpool in time to make his debut as an 80th minute substitute for Sheyi Ojo in the final game of the season against West Brom under Klopp, describing it as 'the best ten minutes of my life'.

But with further first team opportunities looking difficult to come by, he joined Norwich City that summer, where he only played six times before rejoining Brentford in January 2017, where he has firmly established himself as a regular, making 149 appearances across both spells.

One-hit wonder rating: "Hello, Goodbye" - The Beatles

Lauri Dalla Valle

Finnish youth international Dalla Valle joined Inter Milan's academy in 2005, only to return back to Finland after a few months due to feeling homesick. A year later, Liverpool offered him a trial in which he impressed, but decided not to make the move to England. Eventually, in 2007, Dalla Valle joined Liverpool after a second trial, where he became a prolific goalscorer for the youth teams.

He then made his senior bow under Hodgson in July 2010 against Rabotnički, before joining Fulham the following month as part of the deal which brought Paul Konchesky to Anfield. The Finn never made a single league appearance for Fulham, and by 2017, after spells in Norway, Belgium and England's fourth tier with Crew Alexandra, was playing for FK Zemun in Serbia.

Aged only 26, it was confirmed in 2018 that he had retired from football to pursue his true dream of setting up a photography and consultancy firm in Italy. Fair play.

One-hit wonder rating: "I'm free to be whatever I...Whatever I choose" - Oasis

Tom Ince

Son of former Liverpool and England captain Paul Ince, Tom Ince progressed through Liverpool's academy before making his only senior appearance for the club in September 2010 under Roy Hodgson as a 106th minute substitute for Dani Pacheco in a dismal League Cup penalty shootout defeat to Northampton Town at Anfield.

He then linked up with his father on loan at League One Notts County that same season, before joining Blackpool on a permanent transfer the following summer, where he bagged 33 goals in 113 appearances, leading to suggestions that Liverpool might have tried to re-sign him. A reunion never transpired, though, and after a successful two year stint at Derby County, he spent the 2017/18 campaign in the Premier League with Huddersfield Town before joining Stoke City in 2018, where he remains today.

One-hit wonder rating: " Papa Don't Preach " - Madonna

Harry Wilson

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It might be a tad harsh to include Wilson here, as it's not certain that he'll never play for the Reds again, but somewhat remarkably his only senior appearance to date remains a 25 minute cameo in the 0-1 FA Cup third round replay victory against Plymouth Argyle in January 2017, replacing Philippe Coutinho on the night.

The Welshman has impressed on loan in a struggling Bournemouth side this season, proving that he can cut it at Premier League level after excelling on loan at Derby County under Frank Lampard last season. At 22, though, he still faces an incredibly difficult task of forcing his way into Klopp's plans, and a permanent move might be the most sensible solution for all parties in the summer.

One-hit wonder rating: "We Can Work It Out" - The Beatles

Antonio Barragan

A product of Sevilla's academy system, Liverpool signed Barragan as an 18-year-old in July 2005, but the right-back only made one first team appearance in a 1-3 Champions League win away to CSKA Sofia under Benitez, as a 79th minute substitute for Fernando Morientes.

Those 11 minutes were the only action he'd ever see for the Reds before returning to Spain the following summer to join Deportivo La Coruna, where he spent the following three years before joining Real Valladolid, and then Valencia, where he made well over 100 appearances between 2011-2016. He made his way back to the Premier League in July 2016 with a move to Middlesbrough, and now, aged 32, is back in La Liga with Real Betis.

One-hit wonder rating: "Another one bites the dust" - Queen

Daniele Padelli

A former Italy U21 international, goalkeeper Padelli joined Liverpool on loan from Sampdoria under Benitez in January 2007, but his only ever appearance came in the final game of the season in a 2-2 draw against Charlton, in which he became the first Italian ever to play for the club.

Unsurprisingly, that performance wasn't enough to earn him a longer stay, and he has since played for six different Italian clubs, including Torino, where he made 100 league appearances between 2013-2017. He has been at Inter Milan since the summer of 2017, but has made just two appearances, and not a single one in Serie A.

One-hit wonder rating: "It's the end of the world as we know it" - R.E.M