The Manchester United star that Liverpool could have signed in 2011

Sam Allardyce, former Blackburn Rovers manager, says that Liverpool were in the mix to sign Phil Jones before he wound up signing for Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United in 2011.

On Wednesday evening, Jones scored his fifth own goal for the Red Devils and United’s first in the Champions League for five years. Ironically, he was also the last person to gift a goal to an opponent in Europe for United by putting the ball into his own net.

While Liverpool fans often ruminate over what might have been when it comes to unsuccessful transfers or missed opportunities, not signing Jones will come as a big relief.

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Sam Allardyce told TalkSPORT: “He made his debut with me against Chelsea, he came on and won man-of-the-match marking Didier Drogba. We drew 1-1.

“He certainly looked the business at 18 years old. Certainly injuries have hampered him a huge amount, but he should have gone a lot further. He’s playing for one of the biggest clubs in the world, it was obviously a massive move for him.

“He could have had the choice between Man City, Man United, Liverpool, Arsenal, you name it, all those clubs were in for him but he chose Man United and I thought it was a great choice under Sir Alex.”

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