9) Stewart Downing – £18.5m from Aston Villa in 2011 – 3/10
Downing went his first season as a Liverpool player without a Premier League goal or an assist, despite turning out 36 times. For an £18.5m winger, that’s pretty unforgivable, and the fans turned against him as a result. He put in some tidy performances after winning a place back off Suso under Brendan Rodgers, but the Northern Irish boss was happy to sell him to West Ham in summer 2013 for a £12m loss.
