The summer of 2004 was a transformative time in the history of Liverpool, with Rafael Benitez arriving as the club’s new manager alongside five new first-team signings.
Xabi Alonso, back then a young and highly-rated young midfielder at Real Sociedad, is the most fondly remembered of that quintet of new recruits, having played a key role for the Reds in their miraculous Champions League victory before becoming a standout player as they challenged for the Premier League title.
The former Spain international enjoyed an illustrious career, winning league titles with Real Madrid and Barcelona, but how did Liverpool’s other four summer signings fare that summer?
Read at Planet Football.
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