Vote: Midfielder of Decade

We're celebrating the Noughties by asking YOU to select your LFC Team of the Decade.

Today we're talking central midfielders - arguably the most competitive position in our poll.

There are just two places up for grabs - so think carefully before casting your vote.

The top two will be revealed later in the month before we unveil the entire Team of the Decade on December 31.

Steven Gerrard

Once in a generation a player comes along to whom nothing seems impossible. Luckily, that man wears the No.8 shirt at Anfield. A combination of power, pace, touch and a never-say-die attitude means Gerrard has been asked to play all over the field for Liverpool (indeed he is nominated in two other positions) - but his talents are arguably best displayed in his natural central midfield position. It is here that the majority of his 500 appearances have come since breaking onto the scene in 1998, including most of the historic 2001 and 2005 campaigns.

Danny Murphy

Murphy was a regular goalscorer in the Gerard Houllier era who is most known for a hat-trick of winners against Manchester United. The England international was a key part of the treble-winning team but his finest campaign came in 2002-03 when he scored 12 goals and was widely regarded as our most consistent performer.

Didi Hamann

It's difficult to imagine Liverpool winning three trophies in 2001 without The Kaiser's cool head and impregnable midfield play. His finest hour, though, came on May 25, 2005. Having been omitted from the starting line-up in Istanbul, the German was introduced to curtail the seemingly irrepressible Kaka. The rest, as they say, is history. Hamann is one of the most popular players of the last decade - both with his teammates and the fans. He is also the first Liverpool player since Roger Hunt to play in a World Cup final.

Gary McAllister

"My most inspirational signing," said Gerard Houllier about the capture of Gary Mac. It's hard to argue. The free transfer quickly won over any doubters who questioned the wisdom of signing a 35-year-old thanks to his intelligent midfield play. The Scot bagged a succession of vital goals as an unprecedented cup treble was claimed, including a penalty conversion in the UEFA Cup semi-final victory over Barcelona and a goal in the final versus Alaves. McAllister's top moment in a red shirt was his last-minute winner against Everton at Goodison Park. The 44-yard strike was the catalyst for our historic trophy haul and qualifying for our first Champions League.

Xabi Alonso

Alonso was a true Kop favourite with a reputation as one of the best passers in the game. His arrival at Anfield in 2004 followed that of Rafa Benitez, who viewed his countryman as the man to set the tempo in a new-look Liverpool. The cultured midfielder earned comparisons to the great Jan Molby during a superb debut season, a campaign which ended in Istanbul. It was Alonso who scored our equalizing goal against AC Milan, and his five-year stay was punctuated by several other memorable strikes including two from inside his won half.

Momo Sissoko

The energetic Sissoko spent nearly three years at Anfield after Rafa reportedly stole him from under the noses of Everton in 2005. The Malian added steel previously lacking from the Liverpool midfield despite serious eye and shoulder injuries. He was one of our star performers in the FA Cup triumph over West Ham and collected the man-of-the-match accolade in the Community Shield that followed.

Javier Mascherano

What he lacks in height, he makes up for in power, and the sight of our No.20 thundering across the field to recover possession is as familiar to the Kop as a Fernando Torres goal or a last-ditch tackle from Jamie Carragher. Mascherano's form on Merseyside even led Argentina boss Diego Maradona to appoint him captain of the national side.

Lucas

Lucas took time to establish himself after signing from Gremio in 2007 - but the Brazil international is now one of Rafa Benitez's most consistent performers. He broke his goalscoring duck with a 25-yard curler against Havant and Waterlooville, though his game is all about breaking up play. The 22-year-old's finest hour came with a star showing in our 4-1 victory at Old Trafford last season.

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