What players should never have left Anfield?

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Now & then I talks with my fellow reds about different things about Liverpool, and some of the things we are talking about is players that should had stayed at Anfield. Here is 3 players that I think should had stayed.

1. Michael Owen - Could have been a legend at Anfield but decided to go for the money I guess? The way I see it, his career have just been more and more miserable, but he have started quite good this season.

2. Steve McManaman - One of my biggest hero as a kid, I had several shirts with McManaman on the back so I was very dissapointed when he leaved us and think he should have stayed the rest of his career, but he did alright for Real Madrid?

3. Nicolas Anelka - If I`m not wrong we went for that Diof tw*t instead of make Anelkas loan permanent. A big mistake I think, but one the other hand, you could never know.

This is just three players, but I could have mentioned several players like Luis Garcia, Pongolle maybe.

So, what players do you think should have stayed? 

I think the benefit of hindsight will swing alot of decisions (Anelka and Pongolle) but i think maybe:

Luis Garcia - no explanation needed

Stephen Warnock - I always thought he'd be good and only recent times it struck me that we would be more solid should he have stayed.

Finnan - I think a transfer that wasn't thought about a whole deal and a bit of a spur of the moment thing. Never put a foot wrong.

Danielle Padelli - I think he was a kid waiting to flourish.

I could say Guthrie but no chance of him getting game time.

PS: If you thought i was serious about Padelli... :   

I think with Anelka, Houllier had his own ideas when it came to Diouf so that was the end of that. I was gutted myself, but it really just was one of those things. I wouldn't say he's been one of the most prolific goalscorers in recent years, but there's not really any evidence to suggest he will have flopped at Anfield, or shot us to the title!

Michael Owen was surrounded in uncertainty, unsure of how Benitez saw him. At the end of the day, we have progressed admirably since he left so there's nothing to make us feel he could have made a difference, especially considering the finale to Benitez' first season. I still don't agree when fans sing 'Where were you in Istanbul?' at some matches. We didn't see it coming, never mind Owen!

McManaman's departure, I cannot blame. We weren't exactly setting the world alight, and Real Madrid come in for you. His move proved to be the best of his career, lining his personal medal haul nicely.

This season I've been gutted that Steve Finnan left. It can never hurt having enough cover at the back and Finnan rarely put a foot wrong. I was gutted when he left and, as always, wish him the best of luck in Spain.

Luis Garcia could also be seen as one of these players. He always had that magic touch in the big matches, but never showed the consistency we all craved. I'm sort of glad he left in his prime, so to speak, because a lot of people look at Riise a lot different now because of the Chelsea semi./ I'd have hated that to happen to Garcia after his goals in 2005.

Hate to say this but having seen Djibril Cisse's MOTM performance in the Tyne/Wear derby yesterday I think he might have to be on the list. Different player to the one that left us. Could have been injuries or being asked to do a job for the team but he was pretty sh*t for most of his time in a red shirt.

Hate to say this but having seen Djibril Cisse's MOTM performance in the Tyne/Wear derby yesterday I think he might have to be on the list. Different player to the one that left us. Could have been injuries or being asked to do a job for the team but he was pretty sh*t for most of his time in a red shirt.

I was going to add him but the only reason to keep him was that we had no real proven goal scorer and we went through a searching phase for a striker to bang them in, now a days i dont see it as a blow. Morientes, Bellamy, Kuyt etc all tried and failed where we had Cisse who could play and score more so than any other we had. Rafa took a gamble, made a mistake but he's made amends for his misjudgement. How i see it anyway.

I was liked Mark Gonzalez..... just me then

Steve Finnan
John Arne Riise - scored loads of fantastic goals for us and was one of those long serving players.
Michael Owen - Owen + Torres = every defender's nightmare or Torres wouldn't have signed for us at all

How far back are we to go here!

Arbeloa has surely played well in that RB position. So Finnan's exit is not really missed.

I think Crouch made a big mistake. Should have stayed and fought for the starting position.

I liked Louis Garcia, but Torres makes that move a good one.

I guess Crouch should have never left Anfield.

ian rush....but he returned quickly
heskey.....great in the air
the most important one of them all though was Peter Beardsley

Didi Haman............Left far to early in my opinion, great player.

Didi Haman............Left far to early in my opinion, great player.

He was an amazing player, and I feel he could have matched Sissoko for what we needed. When Mascherano turned up though, I don't think there was a contest!

Fowler, the 1st time he left - madness!

McManaman

Owen

Anelka

Luis Garcia

Anelka and Luis Garcia.

John Arne Riise. Poor Chelsea were out of ideas.

Harry Kewell and Djibril Cisse too.

Harry Kewell

You have to be joking !!!

Harry kewell was good on his early days or was it only me that loved Kewell

Harry kewell was good on his early days or was it only me that loved Kewell

Looks like you are on your own there Glasgow Celtic  :

Welcome to the forum by the way 

Fowler! Deserved to see his career out at Anfield. Could you imagine Torres and Fowler? John Terry would sh*t himself! I love 'GOD'! He's being treated like a side show at Blackburn!

To me everyone else is replacable but Fowler was one-of-a-kind!

Fowler! Deserved to see his career out at Anfield. Could you imagine Torres and Fowler? John Terry would sh*t himself! I love 'GOD'! He's being treated like a side show at Blackburn!

To me everyone else is replacable but Fowler was one-of-a-kind!

Fowler was fairly sh*te in his last season here. Still GOD forever in my book though. Love the lad to bits.

Fowler was fairly sh*te in his last season here. Still GOD forever in my book though. Love the lad to bits.

I think Leeds and Man City wasted him. He was never used well at Man City. I think had he stayed he would have kept a reasonably consistent form.

steve mcmahon left way too early

what about players that should leave?? lets start with mr jermane (i fall over when i get the ball) penent!!!!!!!!!!!!