Liverpool: Fans reflect on the sale of Philippe Coutinho

Liverpool fans have been reacting to the second anniversary of the sale of Philippe Coutinho to Barcelona.

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The Reds’ former No. 10 decided to leave Anfield in January 2018 after five seasons at the club, following his £8.5m move from Inter Milan.

Coutinho was a major figure with the Merseysiders but angered the Kop faithful in the manner of his departure.

He managed to score 54 goals and provided 45 assists in 201 appearances before he left for £142m, while the Reds used the funds to bring in Virgil van Dijk and Alisson Becker respectively.

The Brazil international struggled at the Nou Camp and his former side knocked the Catalan giants out of the Champions League after they were 3-0 up in the first leg. Indeed, he was booed upon his return to Anfield during last season’s famous comeback.

On this day in 2018, Liverpool sold Philippe Coutinho to Barcelona.

They used the money to pay for Virgil van Dijk and Alisson and still had some to spare 🤯 pic.twitter.com/Zz1taqeQuo

— B/R Football (@brfootball) January 6, 2020

As a result, he moved to Bayern Munich on a season-long loan, where he has currently managed seven goals and seven assists, as per TransferMarkt.

Supporters were quick to point out how wise their club was and what a foolish decision the Brazilian made by choosing to move to Spain.

Here you will find some of the best comments from Liverpool fans:

Biggest W in our history 🙏🏾

— J Andres 🇬🇧🇨🇴 (@JAndresMusicMTP) January 6, 2020

klopp is a genius 🎯

— Wallflower (@TheAaronAlasa) January 6, 2020

Funny that Barca’s most expensive buy is not even at their club but out on loan. Lfc were too smart to not hold on for PC.

— Edsz Ynwa Kisst (@Uti_sik) January 6, 2020