England legend Gary Lineker has proclaimed that Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez made a mistake during the summer by signing Glen Johnson, when he should have opted to bring in Gareth Barry instead.
The current Manchester City midfielder was being chased by the Spaniard, as the boss intended to edge out Xabi Alonso to lure the Englishman into being a part of the 'Rafalution'.
"I know the modern-day manager doesn’t publicly admit mistakes but Benitez must regret letting Barry walk straight into City’s arms this summer after chasing him so enthusiastically the previous year," Lineker said in his column for the Mail on Sunday.
"Barry is just what Liverpool need right now and it must be galling for Benitez that he’ll be in Mark Hughes’s team today and not his.
"It puzzles me why Barry did not end up at Anfield and I can only assume Benitez had the finances to sign either Glen Johnson or Barry and chose the wrong option."
The current Manchester City midfielder was being chased by the Spaniard, as the boss intended to edge out Xabi Alonso to lure the Englishman into being a part of the 'Rafalution'.
"I know the modern-day manager doesn’t publicly admit mistakes but Benitez must regret letting Barry walk straight into City’s arms this summer after chasing him so enthusiastically the previous year," Lineker said in his column for the Mail on Sunday.
"Barry is just what Liverpool need right now and it must be galling for Benitez that he’ll be in Mark Hughes’s team today and not his.
"It puzzles me why Barry did not end up at Anfield and I can only assume Benitez had the finances to sign either Glen Johnson or Barry and chose the wrong option."
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