Steven Gerrard is still 'hurt' over Man City transfers he wanted Liverpool to make
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SportFootballLiverpool FCSteven Gerrard is still hurt that Manchester City signed two players he believes would have been a perfect fit for LiverpoolSteven Gerrard has named two Manchester City players that he believes should be at Liverpool right now.The Reds took a step closer to securing Champions League football for next season after edging out Crystal Palace 3-1 at Anfield on Saturday. And later on in the afternoon, City came from behind at Wembley to squeeze past Championship side Southampton 2-1 and reach their fourth successive FA Cup final.Pep Guardiola's team will now turn their attention back to winning the Premier League crown claimed by Liverpool last season.The Reds' title defence has been one to forget during an injury-plagued campaign, during which they have suffered 10 league defeats and 17 in all competitions, despite splashing out £448m on new players in the summer.FOLLOW OUR LIVERPOOL FC FACEBOOK PAGE!
All the latest news and analysis from Anfield on the Liverpool Echo's dedicated LFC Facebook pageWhile the Reds then remained inactive in the transfer market in January, City brought in Marc Guehi from Crystal Palace, who had seen a protracted move to Anfield collapse on the previous transfer deadline day, and Antoine Semenyo from Bournemouth.Both players have hit the ground running at the Etihad, with their new club now in with a shout of completing an unlikely domestic treble.But Gerrard believes that both players could have become Liverpool stars had his former club acted more decisively.Speaking about the pair while working as a pundit on the FA Cup semi-final between City and Southampton for TNT Sports, the Reds legend said: “They should be playing for Liverpool, so that hurts even more.“We were linked with two of those players and that would have made a big difference to Liverpool.“But I’ve said it before on record. One was, you know, £60million."In today’s market, they’re two bargains.
They’re two bargains.“Quality players, experienced, ready to go into the prime years of their career. International-level players."And what they’ve done is they’ve just helped kick City on at the right time.”Centre-back Guehi had looked destined to make the switch to the defending champions last summer but saw the transfer fall through when Palace failed to sign a replacement and refused to sanction it.It had been expected that Liverpool would return for the England international in January, but instead it was rivals City who snapped him up.The Reds also declined the chance to make a rival bid for Semenyo.However, they will likely be in the market for at least one new winger when the transfer window reopens, with Mohamed Salah set to bring down the curtain on his illustrious Anfield career next month.It is not clear whether the Egyptian has already played his final match for the club after he was forced off in the second half against Palace with a hamstring problem.Choose Liverpool Echo as a 'Preferred Source' on Google News for quick access to the news you value.Liverpool FCSteven Gerrard