Liverpool's alternative to Jordan Henderson signing went on to very different career

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Liverpool’s return to glory in recent years.The Sunderland-born midfielder overcame criticism early on in his career to become both a Champions League and Premier League-winning captain with over 400 appearances under his belt.Once the 31-year-old skipper eventually decides to hang up his boots, he will likely go down as the club’s second-most revered midfielder this century, behind only the great Steven Gerrard.As such, it is hard to imagine the Reds without their vocal leader, but there was in fact a point where the Merseyside club were contemplating signing another young prospect from Sunderland.Henderson was bought for around £20million in 2011, yet former Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish also showed interest in lesser-known Black Cats midfielder David Meyler.Meyler revealed to the Sunday World that he was “close” to joining Liverpool but the club eventually opted to sign the future England vice-captain.He said: "I have had conversations with Kenny about how close I was to getting the chance to go there."I was a big Liverpool fan as a kid and my dream was always to play for the club and Kenny told me that when he was identifying midfielders, he picked out myself and Jordan Henderson as potential targets.”Meyler at the time had made just 15 Premier League appearances in comparison to Henderson’s 71 and struggled to break into the first-team even after his teammate’s departure.The Republic of Ireland international would join Hull City permanently in 2013 after an initial loan spell, where he remained for six seasons as the Tigers yo-yoed between the championship and top tier.After signing a two-year contract with Reading, Meyler moved to Coventry on loan in the 2018/19 season where he was blighted by injury.He called.