A ferocious, vociferous and venomous rivalry, it matters not where either side are in the table, the only thing that matters when Man Utd and Liverpool face each other is victory during the heated meetings with their bitter north-west counterparts. Whilst both sets of supporters spit absolute venom at each during these crunch matches - with new public enemies having to be found following the departures of Patrice Evra and Luis Suarez - there have been a couple of players who choose to stay perfectly quiet for fear of reminding anyone about how close they came to pulling on the jersey of their most hated rivals. For Manchester United, they seem to exist in a bubble where they perceive most Liverpool player to be inferior products: footballers of inferior skill that aren't worthy of being offered contracts at the biggest club in England. However, there have been quite a number of Anfield heroes, and indeed some flops, who almost dotted the T's and crossed the I's, which would have effectively ended any future career at Anfield. And which would have meant their names were mud across Merseyside. Take a look at the ten Liverpool players who came close to signing for their most hated rivals.
Recent Journalism & New Media graduate. Insatiable thirst for all things football, and hopes to break into the field of sports journalism in the near future.
Have made a significantly insignificant playing career out of receiving several slaps around the head for not passing the ball.
