Former Man Utd player says he nearly joined Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool team

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Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool once had one of the most dominant forward lines in all of Europe.Sadio Mane, Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino were a lethal trio and helped the Reds secure their first-ever Premier League title as well as a Champions League.But that attack may well have changed had Antony moved to Merseyside instead of joining Manchester United. What did you like about Andoni Iraola’s first interview as Liverpool head coach?

And was there anything you weren't sure about? Antony admits he could have signed for LiverpoolThe Brazilian made the move to Old Trafford in 2022 after impressing at Ajax for several years.Now, in an interview with Podpah, Antony was asked about offers he was receiving from England prior to that move.He did not name all the clubs that were interested in his services, but he did mention Liverpool wanted to do a deal when Klopp was in charge.Antony was asked: “You don’t need to say names if you don’t want to, but there were other offers too?”To which he responded: “There were man, there were, from England too.“I think it’s worth mentioning at least one right, there was Liverpool at the time, which was Klopp’s team.

Yeah, I think that is worth mentioning.”He instead joined Man Utd, where he struggled to replicate his Ajax form for several years.The South American scored 12 in 96 matches across all competitions but never really impressed in the Premier League.But given how he is playing for Real Betis now, perhaps that could have been different had he joined a club like Liverpool who actually had a stable manager and were competing at the very top of the division.The 26-year-old has since joined Betis on a permanent basis and continues to shine in La Liga.This past season saw the former Liverpool target score 14 goals and provide 10 assists in 46 matches.Join Our NewsletterReceive a digest of our best Liverpool content each week direct to your mailbox