Liverpool fended off interest from Manchester United when they signed Darwin Nunez. But it's a transfer that now looks to have hindered their rivals more than originally thought.
The Reds agreed a deal potentially worth up to £85million with Benfica for the striker last month. One of their biggest foes were also in the hunt for Nunez, but in the end, he chose Liverpool.
Had he gone to United, the 23-year-old would likely have had to play second fiddle to Cristiano Ronaldo. However, reports on Saturday night from a variety of well-placed sources claimed that the Portuguese international has now requested to leave after just one season back at Old Trafford.
