10 players Liverpool should never have allowed to leave including: former Arsenal striker and Spanish duo

Xabi Alonso

That every potential midfield signing is now referred to as the ‘new Xabi Alonso’ really says all you need to know about how sorely his presence has been felt in the Liverpool middle.

The Reds finished seventh in the first year after they sold him for £30 million to Real Madrid but the impact of his loss proved just how priceless he was and what an error it was the let him go.