11 Players Sunderland Should Never Have Sold

5. Jordan Henderson

As soon as Jordan Henderson burst onto the first team scene, it wasn't a case of 'if', it was a matter of 'when' would he command a move to one of the country's big boys, but was it a season too early for the homegrown starlet? He endured a rough time in his first season at Liverpool, and Sunderland couldn't have waited forever, but another year could raised his stock (and price) even higher, and Sunderland would have had the youngster among their ranks for another year. He was destined for greatness, and with his determined attitude, Sunderland could've been smarter and held onto him for another year to develop. The club will also regret how they squandered the funds he raised, meanignt that in a transfer deal involving three parties (Sunderland, Liverpool, Henderson), Sunderland were the only real losers.