Ponderous on the ball and ill-equipped to deal with the pace of the Premier League, he suffered the indignity of falling behind Jay Spearing in the midfield pecking order. (Image: Reuters)Charlie AdamAdam was signed by fellow Scot Kenny Dalglish in 2011 after an excellent individual campaign as Blackpool put in a gallant effort to remain in the Premier League. Downing failed to register a single goal or assist in 2,477 minutes of Premier League football in his debut season at Anfield. He scored just one Premier League goal from 10 starts. The classic panic buy, reinvesting 70% of the record £50m received for Fernando Torres turned out to be poor business as the Geordie managed six goals in 44 Premier League appearances.

Source: Daily Mirror July 11, 2020 08:00 UTC