There are three names to consider when demanding Liverpool immediately respond to the sale of Philippe Coutinho.

Alberto Aquilani, Andy Carroll and Mario Balotelli.

Three dud signings, each of which arguably cost a Liverpool manager his job and took a few more casualties along the way.

When Xabi Alonso, Fernando Torres and Luis Suarez left in club record transfers, Liverpool’s reaction satisfied a thirst for transfer activity but proved catastrophically ill-judged.

Alonso left for Real Madrid in 2009 and was replaced by an injured Italian midfielder, Aquilani, whose reputation soared while he was in recovery and dipped beyond the point of no return once he played football.