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Liverpool's alternative to Jordan Henderson signing went on to very different career
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
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Graeme Souness told he 'ruined Liverpool' by player he managed at Anfield
Liverpool manager Graeme Souness has been called out by one of his ex-stars for "ruining" the club while he was in charge at Anfield.After previously succeeded at Liverpool as a player between 1978 and 1984, Souness returned to Anfield as a manager in 1991, and won an FA Cup in his first season.Souness was much more successful as a player than he was as a manager, and the Scotsman was part of a fantastic Liverpool side that won five league titles across six seasons.And in what appears to be an unprovoked attack, he has been called out by one of his former stars, who has claimed he "ruined Liverpool" as a manager.Souness replaced Kenny Dalglish three months after the legendary no.7 resigned as Liverpool manager in 1991, which came as a shock to many as he had won three league titles and two FA Cups in the previous five seasons.Fellow Scotsman David Speedie ended up being Dalglish's final signing as Liverpool manager, and many assumed that the striker would be a favourite under Souness too, but this was clearly not the case.Despite impressing for Chelsea and Coventry City, Souness sold him that summer to Blackburn Rovers after just 12 league games, even though the striker had scored six goals, including a brace in the Merseyside derby.Although the sale came more than 30 years ago, Speedie took to Twitter on Thursday to vent his frustrations, and has called out Souness for ruining Liverpool during the early 90s.Speedie wrote: "Never give up, even when those around you think you can’t reach their level."I’m often mentioned amongst the worse signings, 6 goals in 14 games, 3 man of the match awards suggest otherwise.
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