5 players who shouldn't have signed for Liverpool

Modified Jul 19, 2017 10:10 GMT

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - JANUARY 02: Stewart Downing of Liverpool in action during the Barclays Premier League match between Liverpool and Sunderland at Anfield on January 2, 2013 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Chris Brunskill/Getty Images) — *Stewart Downing earned 35 caps for England*

#3 Fernando Morientes

BIRMINGHAM, UNITED KINGDOM - MARCH 21: Fernando Morientes of Liverpool scores his team's fourth goal during the FA Cup Quarter Final match between Birmingham City and Liverpool at St Andrews on March 21, 2006 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images) — *Rafa Benitez signed Fernando Morientes for £6.3m in January 2005*

After lighting up La Liga with Real Madrid, everybody expected the Spaniard to follow suit in the Premier League. Instead, Rafa Benitez’s experiment was made to look uninspiring. The fact Morientes was 28 when he arrived at Anfield may have played a contributing factor but the hype set out before him negated that fact.

Despite scoring close to 100 goals for Real Madrid, Morientes was only able to muster up 12 goals in 60 appearances for the Reds. Overall, the Spaniard only lasted in England for 18 months before returning to his homeland with his tail between his legs.