It is incredible to think how far Liverpool have come in the last decade. Ten years ago this July, Roy Hodgson was appointed manager and, presiding over a squad that was barely above mid-table, was promptly sacked in January 2011.
He made seven signings during the summer of 2010 for a combined fee of £28million, failing to improve a weak squad and paying the price just six months into his tenure.
Liverpool were 12th in the league and a mere five points off the foot of the table. It was the club’s darkest hour of the 21st century so far.
Here, we take a look at what happened to the players Liverpool signed in the summer of 2010, excluding Milan Jovanovic, who signed a pre-contract for Rafael Benitez.