Liverpool have been blessed with a remarkable collection of world-class players over the years, but not every signing has gone according to plan. Some arrived at Anfield with hefty price tags and huge expectations, while others were regarded as exciting talents who simply could not find their feet on Merseyside. For every Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk or Sadio Mane, there have been deals that left Liverpool wondering what might have been. Transfer success is never guaranteed, and even the biggest clubs can get their recruitment wrong. Here, FootballWhispers counts down Liverpool's five worst signings of the Premier League era. Contents 1. 5) Stewart Downing 2. 4) Lazar Markovic 3. 3) Alberto Aquilani 4. 2) El Hadji Diouf 5. 1) Liverpool's worst Premier League signing of all time: Andy Carroll 5) Stewart Downing Stewart Downing in action for Liverpool – photo by IMAGO / Sportimage 2011–2013 At ...