Liverpool needed Arsenal star Alexis Sanchez - Brendan Rodgers LIVERPOOL were desperate to land Alexis Sanchez to replace Luis Suarez, Brendan Rodgers has revealed. By Jack Staplehurst / Published 30th October 2017 GETTY Alexis Sanchez could have joined Liverpool ahead of Arsenal from Barcelona in 2014 The former Reds boss, who was sacked in 2015, almost won the Premier League title four seasons ago. Manchester City famously pipped them to top spot, though, and Suarez then left for Barcelona that summer. Rodgers could see Liverpool were set to lose their star striker after the World Cup in Brazil. And the Celtic manager identified Sanchez as his best-suited replacement at Anfield. But...
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