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At the time, it was very hard to find anything good to say about Raheem Sterling if you were somebody associated with Liverpool Football Club.

A 20-year-old and his agent were holding one of the greatest clubs in England to ransom over a new contract, and when Manchester City eventually signed him for £49m, it put an end to a transfer saga that had turned nasty between player and supporters.

However, whilst a lot of people probably said some things they regret, former Reds striker John Aldridge perhaps make the biggest gaffe of them all when having his say on the saga back in 2015.

There were absolute scenes on Sunday as Liverpool moved back to the top of the league. Thogden was at Anfield to capture the exact moment in the video below...

What did Aldridge say?

The Radio City pundit said: "Brendan Rodgers should let Raheem Sterling leave for Manchester City now.

"Raheem is obviously a hugely talented player but Liverpool have a top replacement in Jordon Ibe.

"I think he's got as much, if not more, potential than Raheem and will go on to be a better player."

Hasn't turned out as expected for Aldridge 

As we all now know four years down the line, Liverpool probably should have done more to hang on to Sterling, given the fact that he is arguably one of the best players in the world right now.

The England international has hit 23 goals and recorded 16 assists for the Citizens this season, whilst he also recently hit his first hat-trick for England.

In stark contrast, Ibe has since moved to Bournemouth, where he doesn't even get into Eddie Howe's best starting XI - the 23-year-old (only a year younger than Sterling) has been named on the team-sheet for just seven league games this season and is yet to score.

Hindsight is a wonderful thing and at the time you could see where Aldridge was coming from, well, kind of. Ibe was earning rave reviews and looked set to become a dangerous top-flight player with his pace and directness, although it hasn't really gone to plan for the forward since his £15m move to the Cherries.